Dishwasher pods sometimes get lumped into the same category as microplastics, but technically they’re different. The ...

The reusable water bottle is many things to many people: hydration helper, fashion statement, emotional support accessory.

In Seattle, as in most cities around the country, there are a number of items that you aren’t supposed to put in the curbside recycling bin: bubble wrap, for instance, or multilayer plastic packaging ...

Seven states have adopted Extended Producer Responsibility laws to make companies pay for their plastic. One industry leader ...

A majority of the recyclable material on Gator football game days is thrown into the same truck as the trash and sent to the landfill. That’s despite the hundreds of separate bins stationed throughout ...

A study out this year found that 20% of what Granite Staters throw in the trash is recyclable. Those materials are also worth ...

CINCINNATI, Ohio — What happens when broken toys and plastic waste are given new life? At "Happen's Toy Lab," an innovative outreach program in Northside, Cincinnati, the answer is creativity, ...

Researchers and advocates warn that single-use plastics dominate North Carolina’s waterways despite cleanup efforts and policy hurdles.