Plastic grocery bags are no friend to the environment, but they're hard to avoid altogether. Plastic bags can’t be put to the ...

Deep-diving toothed whales wash up dead with stomachs full of plastic and prey alike. Their built-in sonar likely can’t tell ...

Stainless-steel trash cans are the easiest to clean; they don’t absorb bad odors and are the most costly material. Plastic ...

“Even a slight reduction in grocery bag use can offset the increased plastic consumption from trash bags,” Che said, suggesting there may be some benefit to these policies even when they’re ...

The size of the garbage can should also fit the space in which it will be placed. Another important factor to consider is the material of the garbage can. Garbage cans can be made from plastic ...

(The Hill) — Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags have sometimes accomplished the opposite of their intentions, a new study has found. When two Texas cities prohibited stores ...

As of Nov. 12, New York City dwellings with fewer than 10 units, including single-family residences, have been required to ...

International negotiations to draft a treaty aimed at reducing plastic waste will begin in Busan, South Korea, on Nov. 25.