It’s time for some trash talk. That’s because some Lake County communities are beginning a new program impacting garbage collections. The Hefty ReNew program kicking off in October will be giving ...

California sued plastic bag makers for falsely labeling products as recyclable, leading to settlements and a statewide ban.

Plastic pollution is a severe problem around the globe as it continues to harm our environment and daily lives. But what are our city and state doing to help fix this global issue? Globally, the world ...

Only 5% of plastic that currently makes it into the recycling stream. We Can’t Give Up on Plastic Recycling: We Must Do Better Kristen Rinehart is the vice president and general manager of recycling ...

All day, people drive up to Tucson City Councilmember Steve Kozachik’s office in midtown, pull out bags of plastic garbage and dump them in a large, orange roll-off container. It’s been like this for ...

Washington — Plastic recycling rates are declining even as production shoots up, according to a Greenpeace USA report out Monday that blasted industry claims of creating an efficient, circular economy ...

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 known to rescue recyclables from the trash — at my house, for sure, but ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- You may take the extra time to recycle plastic shopping bags by bringing them to a retailer's plastic bag recycling bin. For months, the I-Team and ABC news tracked plastic bags that ...

Plastic is made from fossil fuels — a highly flammable resource, most have noticed, the world is trying to phase out because of byproducts like pollution, war and a variety of serious health risks. As ...

HOLLAND — While many of us work hard to reduce our use of plastics, it can sometimes feel out of our control. For example, a number of everyday items and food products come packaged in a thin plastic ...

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, almost 94 tons of municipal solid waste were recycled and composed in 2018 – about 32%. But there's also the looming issue of contamination, rendering ...

Welcome to Sustainability with Sarah! I’m the climate change and environmental reporter for The Greenville News, covering issues and solutions across the Upstate. In this weekly column, I will answer ...