It's Earth Week, here's how consumers and companies are trying to improve waste management across the country.

Our planet is choking on plastics. Some of the worst offenders, which can take decades to degrade in landfills, are polypropylene—which is used for things such as food packaging and bumpers—and ...

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Among the various plastic recycling methods being explored, one promising approach is biological plastic recycling, also ...

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 ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- For the past two weeks, ABC13 Meteorologist Elyse Smith has covered how the City of Houston manages recycling, specifically looking at how plastic is recycled. And when it ...

Most people assume that if it looks like plastic or cardboard, it's fair game, but a single grease-soaked pizza box or a ...

Welcome to Sustainability with Sarah! I’m the climate change and environmental reporter for The Greenville News, covering issues and solutions across the Upstate. In this weekly column, I will answer ...

As the crisis in the Middle East continues, much of the public focus has been on fuel prices and the cost of living. But ...