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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

The bottle recycler and resin manufacturer will stop buying recycled PET but keep other operations open. Recyclers say that ...

Murrey’s Disposal Co., Inc., which collects residential garbage and recycling in areas of Pierce County like Gig Harbor, ...

Legislation calling for a 50% reduction in packaging waste over 10 years passed in a party-line vote Monday after eight ...