Around the world, plastics are finding their way into farm fields KAMPALA, Uganda -- In Uganda's Mbale district, famous for its production of arabica coffee, a plague of plastic bags locally known as ...

Jefferson Parish canceled their recycling event due to bad weather, rescheduled for April 5, with Glass Half Full accepting glass, cardboard, and certain plastics and metals.

A reader recently asked The Sacramento Bee for information about what can be recycled in Sacramento County. “Often there is no number on plastic items ... and even then, I am unsure which numbers are ...

The Southern Nevada Recycling Center can process roughly 700,000 pounds per day, but not all objects make it through the ...

At some places of worship, hundreds of people attend the evening breaking of the fast, which means a lot of discarded food ...

Andrea Bassetti of ICIS unpacks trade shifts, recycling policy gaps, and the future of plastics in North America.

One TikToker shared a clever gardening hack for recycling plastic medicine bottles — all to help reduce plastic waste.

Give plastic-wrapped herbs a miss and grow your own instead. Herbs and salad ingredients such as spinach, lettuce and kale ...

Plastic waste is increasingly causing problems for fishers. Fishnets bring up bottles, propellers get tangled in bags, water ...

Researchers have finally made a breakthrough in how to break down plastic effectively without needing harsh chemicals.

Place rinsed plastic bottles, jugs and jars loose in the bin. Lids may remain on. Only plastic bottles, jugs and jars are ...

Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar to the plastic material used in car ...