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 from ...

Three key arguments have come up time and time again during city council’s ongoing debate on whether the city should mandate the use of clear garbage bags. Privacy ...

You don't have to go out a buy a new bath mat if yours is looking worse for wear. Simply take some unused plastic bags and ...

It is now common for shoppers to place items they purchased into their own bags. Much more needs to be done, however, to make a dent in Japan’s overall plastic waste, which amounts to 9 million ...

New York City is taking another step in its war on rats and sidewalk trash, as residents can expect to see less bags and more ...

The study highlights how plastic fibers and treated CDW improve concrete's strength and durability, addressing waste ...

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

Old water bottles, trash bags, straws, and countless other variations of plastic scrap litter the world’s beaches, eventually making their way into the ocean where they degrade over the course ...

But to these whales, plastic junk floating in the ocean may also “sound” just like a delicious squid. A new study suggests plastic debris like shopping bags bear remarkably similar “echoes ...