The plastics recycling rate in the U.S. is very low, but there are tricks to improving your own plastic accountability.

The debate over banning single-use plastic bags is not just a matter of environmental concern—it’s a practical, necessary ...

The announcement represents the fulfillment of a promise Amazon made in June to work “ toward full removal ” of plastic air pillows from North America by the end of the year. At that time, the company ...

Nearby, clutching a white plastic garbage bag in one hand, Donna Terry of Niantic stooped to grab a cigarette butt off the ground while a U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadet trampled through a clump of ...

The typically hard-to-recycle items, like cereal box liners and salad bags, are turned into plastic lumber, pellets or ...

They're world famous for a reason, but keeping Mexico's beaches clean can be a real challenge for the communities that ...

To whales that hunt with soundwaves in lightless ocean depths, a torn plastic party balloon and a delicious squid may appear ...

Early Tuesday morning, Smith and her friend Noah hiked up Artist's Bluff, picking up the trash that visitors had left on the trail. "Just seeing the photos, and us working in the Notch and seeing all ...

Not content with banning single-use plastic bags, California lawmakers have now banned all plastic shopping bags at grocery ...

BY SAM LEDOUXEspañola City Councilor and an Educator. I heard the Mayor wrote a column in response to my criticisms of his ...

The bag ban on the ballot in Bozeman, regardless of the outcome, could spark greater interest in state preemption laws that ...

Ten years ago, California became the first U.S. state to ban plastic bags. But over the next few years, the state’s landfills ...