Retailers throw out millions of plastic bags used to transport garments through the supply chain. Anthropologie partnered ...

Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that ...

Remember the movement to eliminate plastic straws? While it hasn’t solved our massive plastic problem, it was a major ...

The Elgin City Council has directed staff to draft an ordinance banning the use of single-use bags by all retailers other ...

Successful recycling requires some care. Alejandra Villa Loarca/Newsday RM via Getty Images Alex Jordan, University of ...

In four decades, the landfill will reach capacity unless homeowners and businesses remove more recyclables from the waste ...

Plastic bags are back at all four Giant Eagle stores in Erie County. The bags, which were eliminated as an option to mark ...

New York state’s 2020 ban on plastic bags was an effort to address the environmental impacts of plastic waste. Before the ban ...

Don’t throw away those shopping bags after you’ve unpacked the groceries. We’ve got a number of handy ideas for reusing them.

Under the proposal, big-box stores would no longer be allowed to distribute plastic bags starting in 2029. Instead, they ...