This new technology could significantly improve recycling outcomes. Researchers make groundbreaking discovery that could ...

California has hailed itself as a leader in single-use plastic reduction and legislation. But a scuttling of its pioneering ...

Talks aimed at a global treaty to cut plastic pollution fizzled in Geneva this week, with no agreement to meaningfully reduce the harms to human health and the environment that come with the millions ...

The EU is preparing stricter customs controls and new codes to prevent virgin plastic from being labeled as recycled.

In Seattle, as in most cities around the country, there are a number of items that you aren’t supposed to put in the curbside recycling bin: bubble wrap, for instance, or multilayer plastic packaging ...

On trails in Grand Canyon National Park, I mostly pick up empty water bottles. It seems a job that will never be obsolete. Shouldn’t we have learned by now that refilling water bottles is the way ...

You toss that yogurt container into the recycling bin. It feels good, right? You're doing your part for the environment.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man carries a single-use plastic bag in San Francisco. (Kimberly White / Getty Images) California touts itself as a leader on ...

California touts itself as a leader on the problem of plastic garbage, but recent developments suggest otherwise. A new report issued by the state's waste agency shows plastic yogurt containers, ...