E. coli bacteria could be used to create biodegradable plastics, reports a paper published in Nature Chemical Biology. The ...

Leaders from Republic Services, Rumpke Waste & Recycling and elsewhere discussed their role in recycling plastics at the ...

Walmart expects to fall short of its sustainability goals for 2025, attributing the outcome - including a 6% increase in ...

They found every kilogram of compost contained between 1,500 to 16,000 microplastic particles, most of which were in ...

As new bins make their way to households around the country, it’s easy to get confused. Here’s what you can and can’t put in ...

The levels of microplastics and nanoplastics up to five times higher in brains belonging to those with dementia, according to ...

Two measures, awaiting advancement, seek to outlaw plastics, foam and disposable products from Illinois businesses and ...

Only certain takeout containers are recyclable in most places. Putting errant boxes in the blue bin only clogs up the system.

A health expert has shared a warning to tea drinkers after a study found the average human brain contains about seven grams ...

The Compost Facility at the Muscatine Transfer Station will open for the season at 9 a.m. March 22, weather permitting, so put on those gloves, gather your yard tools, clean up the yard waste that ...

Vermont state chose to ban plastic carry-out bags on July 1, 2020, along with plastic straws, stirrers, and Styrofoam cups.