Plastic is a product that is ubiquitous in today's society, says Sarah Morath, Wake Forest professor of law and author of the book "Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It." A research team led by ...

A lottery recycling system where people could win cash prizes when they return their plastic bottles has been cautiously welcomed by a leading expert. A study in the scientific journal Waste ...

Plastic takeout food containers are no longer being accepted for recycling and must be thrown out, Whatcom County’s waste hauler said in a social media post last week. Such containers include the ...

Saudi Aramco, one of the world’s top corporate greenhouse gas emitters, supplies fossil-based plastics to global brands that ...

On trails in Grand Canyon National Park, I mostly pick up empty water bottles. It seems a job that will never be obsolete. Shouldn’t we have learned by now that refilling water bottles is the way ...

Last week’s report on California’s abysmal plastics recycling rates made it clear that the state, and individual citizens, ...

Plastic food containers are invaluable for storing fresh produce, baked goods, and leftovers. But did you know you probably should be replacing them more often?

Changes to Ontario’s recycling program should make it easier for residents to do the environmentally responsible thing. Allen ...