By collecting 1,000 pounds of plastic bags and other materials, Middleton can earn a community bench made from recycled ...

When Oregon banned retailers and restaurants from giving out plastic, single-use checkout bags in 2019, environmental groups hailed it as a big step forward in the fight against plastic waste.

Authors of the new plastic waste report, echoing the first-year report, said after the plastic reduction law roughly 16.5 ...

A 2016 behavioral economics study found that when consumers think their waste might be recycled, they worry less about the ...

The Old Mill District, which also oversees the operations at Hayden Homes Amphitheater, is stepping up its efforts to reuse, ...

A startup in Mexico is trying to help get a handle on one Gulf coast city’s plastic waste problem by converting it into ...

The United States Department of Agriculture says dog-waste compost can be used as a soil additive for things like lawns, ...

I’m a dedicated recycler. I fret when I see people throwing garbage in with soda cans and empty water bottles. I’ve even been ...

Recycling madness! He turned old plastic bags into a jacket! Triumph helped popularize the three-cylinder motorcycle engine, but the smallest one was equipped on three very distinctive Japanese bikes.

The success of recycling plastic is abysmal — the U.S. rate is roughly 7% — but in theory it can be done. So, I was delighted when I learned that Tucson, Ariz., where I live, was starting a pilot ...

Dive into the fascinating process of turning waste plastic bags into durable plastic ropes. It all starts with the collection ...

It took almost 20 years, but Annapolis’ Plastic Bag Reduction Act is now in effect. The page about the ordinance on the ...