It's high time we admit one clear fact: the world is drowning more and more in plastic. Over the past 70 years, the volume of ...

Taken together, the findings mean that bag bans and fees aren’t a plastic panacea but do matter. “These plastic bag policies are only targeting this one type of item,” Papp says.

A reader asks why there are three "oddly placed" trash bins along the shoulder of I-40 between Black Mountain and Old Fort.

Microplastics have permeated the region’s food chain, hitting countries like Indonesia and the Philippines the hardest. The programme Insight looks at the health risks and what is being done to boot ...

A young black bear has been freed from the plastic lid that was stuck around his neck for the past two years. The Michigan ...

After over a year without curbside recycling, Tyler residents will once again be able to utilize this service beginning Mon ...

Corey Wolfe hopes this mural will shift negative perceptions of the city and inspire others to take on similar projects.

Each year, more than $7.8 billion worth of plastic is lost to landfills in Canada. Reusables offer a long-term, sustainable investment, eliminating the need to repurchase items that become trash after ...

Studies show that plastic cutting boards might cause microplastics to end up in your food. These are the best plastic-free alternatives to try instead.

Immigrant neighborhoods in Massachusetts are feeling the strain of recent ICE actions, which have intensified in recent ...

As Dhaka swelters under record temperatures, women in the city’s poorest neighbourhoods face a brutal, daily struggle—trapped between unpaid care, precarious work, and suffocating heat with no escape ...

Planning out your 2025 Fourth of July? Here's what we know about celebrations happening across the Indianapolis area.