In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It's now about 400 million tons—an increase of nearly 20,000%.

When you put plastic packaging into your recycling bin, it might be a surprise to learn that the least likely thing to happen ...

At some places of worship, hundreds of people attend the evening breaking of the fast — which means a lot of discarded food and plastic water bottles. This year, more than a dozen sites of worship are ...

The city of Houston is asking residents to leave plastic water bottles intact when placing them in recycling bins. According to city officials, crushed or flattened plastic bottles can confuse the ...

When Mandeep Sangwan saw a lack of sustainability on his campus, he didn’t wait for change — he created it. ‘Green Dreams, ’ ...

Isabel Cristina Gámez and Oscar Andrés Méndez have developed a novel system that repurposes shampoo bottles and food packaging into a modular system far cheaper than traditional construction.

Jamaicans are being urged to participate in the fight to end plastic pollution in Jamaica by joining the Recycling Partners ...

A team of chemists has recently introduced an eco-friendly, solvent-free approach to recycling plastic by using moisture ...

The Minns government recently announced councils would be rolling out mandatory food organics garden organics (FOGO) bins to ...

Scientists at Northwestern University have discovered a simple, eco-friendly way to break down plastic using just air ...