The small town Plympton, Massachusetts, eliminated 305 tons of garbage a year by making everyone pay for what they toss.

Picture this: a 21-year-old backyard scientist in Alabama, Julian Brown, sweeps away some dirt and leaves from his homemade ...

Ready to cool down some summer drinks? If you're storing a bag of ice in the freezer, don't forget to do this beforehand to ...

Ecology's previous round of Prevent Nonattainment grants helped agencies in Okanogan County improve air quality to meet ...

A state law that mandated diversion of organic waste from landfills is being blamed for exacerbating illegal dumping in ...

Aerial close-up of a massive pile of colorful plastic trash, including buckets, baskets, and containers, highlighting environmental pollution and the global plastic waste crisis. Royalty-free licenses ...

Oregon has eliminated a loophole that will see its retailers and restaurants stop giving away all plastic bags by 2027. The state's plastic bag ban began in 2020 but had included an exception for ...

"And by 2025, those five grocery bags of plastic are going to be ten bags," she says. That would be 155 million tons a year if present garbage management practices remain the same. Plastic ...

On Thursday, Governor Tina Kotek signed a new law banning all plastic bags at checkouts in restaurants, grocery stores, and retail shops starting January 7 of 2027.

Connecticut environmentalists raised their reusable water bottles for a toast when Public Act 19-117 was passed six years ago, phasing out single-use plastic bags at checkouts. The law was ...

Gov. Tina Kotek has signed a bill into law that bans thicker, reusable plastic bags at grocery store checkouts, restaurants and other retail locations in Oregon, expanding the state’s existing ...

(Alex Studio Photo) A team of students creating a biodegradable plastic bag took first place in the finals of the TiE Young Entrepreneur (TYE) Seattle chapter finals competition last week.