(Item 4: Water bottles) Studies have linked BPA (Bisphenol A) and phthalates, chemicals found in plastic water bottles that can lead to health conditions like cancer and heart disease. If a plastic ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency updated its consumer guidance on used household batteries, reinforcing that certain common battery types should never end up in household trash or curbside ...

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When I visited my friend in Scotland, I was amazed to see how little waste from her family of four actually went into the garbage can. Besides their good habits of buying items with minimal packaging, ...

Recycling has been part of common consciousness since the 1960s and ‘70s, and has been widely practiced in the United States and Canada through curbside programs since the ‘90s. Despite decades of ...