If only the story had ended there. Despite that legislative success, the poorer nations of the world have never stopped being ...

One of the biggest recycling misconceptions is assuming the recycling facility can easily separate items placed in the bin, says Jay Simmons, packaging product development manager from North Pacific ...

Valentine’s Day may celebrate love, but with millions of cards, bouquets, and packaging destined for landfill, its ...

Valentine's Day is set to result in over six million cards being discarded into general waste, new research reveals. A survey ...

Jacobus and Nuñez say reusable straws are the best for the environment and the bottom line, but they’re unrealistic for large institutions like museums, national parks and hospitals. And while Trump’s ...

It was never meant to be permanent. In 2014, after a confluence of events rapidly crippled the county-wide recycling program operated by the Monongalia County Solid Waste Authority, the county ...

Reusing glass and plastic instead of recycling it used to be common — and still is in some parts of the world. Could it be part of the solution to Australia's waste problem?

The Coca-Cola Foundation partnered with the United Nations Development Programme to address the plastic waste problem in Asia ...

Window panes, mirrors, light bulbs and tableware are impractical to recycle. Bottles and jars are usually fine. Compact ...

Climate change mitigation strategies that don’t address overconsumption and reduce dependence on fossil fuel-derived ...

Plastic credits aim to drive funds to this problem. They are generated by projects that collect and process waste, usually ...

You may have seen images of seabirds that have built their nests on discarded nets, lengths of rope and other plastic litter, ...