Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum ...

The Government’s long-awaited packaging recycling scheme, due to come into effect this autumn, will lead to a major increase ...

While single-stream recycling is convenient, it has downsides. Contamination, such as food residue, plastic bags and items that can’t be recycled, can degrade the quality of the remaining material, ...

Hagan McEntee’s legislation — described as a so-called “bottle bill” — would impose at 10-cent deposit on the purchase of each bottled or canned beverage. That deposit would then be refunded if the ...

By 2021 annual production had roughly doubled, with the trade in plastics (and goods containing it) estimated to be worth ...

State officials have reported some progress getting people to divert things out of the waste stream, but CT’s trash problem ...

Want to help our national parks get even better? Here's how you can volunteer to keep them clean and take part in some ...

People searching for cans and plastic bottles that can be returned for a deposit are causing a lot of damage and litter in ...

It’s the first full-scale nationwide rollout of Frugalpac’s paper bottle at a major U.S. retailer, said CEO Malcolm Waugh.

From recycled plastic to handloom, explore how these Indian brands are reshaping fashion with eco-conscious designs.

A newly formed advocacy coalition is pushing back against a proposal that would establish a bottle deposit return system, ...

Why do plastic bags look and feel so different to plastic containers, such as soft drink bottles or yogurt tubs? The ...