Is it safe to reuse a plastic bag? The answer isn't as straightforward as you probably think, but don't fret. Research ...

Oceana, a conservation nonprofit, reports that plastic bags wreak havoc on wildlife, particularly marine life. Sea turtles, ...

For a decade now, the metal, glass and plastic that New Yorkers put in blue recycling bins at their homes for pickup by the ...

Manipur's Bishnupur district sees a massive cleanup drive to remove plastic waste after floods. Authorities and locals work ...

Gov. Tina Kotek has signed a bill into law that bans thicker, reusable plastic bags at grocery store checkouts, restaurants ...

Advocates say 10-cent deposit and producer responsibility will address recycling and litter problems, but business groups ...

"On and after July 1, 2021, no owner or operator of a store shall provide or sell a single-use checkout bag to a customer." ...

UNEP’s Inger Andersen urges global action on World Environment Day 2025 to end plastic pollution via circular solutions, ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — There’s a new assistant in sustainability in the South Bay. It helps San Diego compost more, including from big businesses that create a lot of food waste. Thor is a machine ...

Twenty-two percent of tourists cited the difficulty of finding a place to throw away garbage as the single biggest issue they ...

The widespread use of disposable products, particularly plastic bottles, plays a major role in the amount of waste created ...

Since the ordinance was put in place in 2013, they’ve seen a 75 percent reduction in the number of plastic bags in collected litter, and they still plan to be a zero-waste city by 2040.