Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most black plastic containers are non-recyclable. Takeout containers are becoming more eco-friendly, but there are still some that ...

Following the opening of its new material recovery facility (MRF) in Columbus, Ohio, earlier this summer, Rumpke Waste & Recycling will expand the recyclables it accepts to include clamshell plastic ...

Soft, stretchy plastics like bubble wrap and bread bags are impossible to avoid and harder still to dispose of.

Recycling is one of those habits most people feel reasonably confident about, until they start looking closely at what actually goes in the bin. The blue bin has become a catch-all for anything that ...

Many grocery stores have collection systems for used plastic bags. The stores claim these bags are getting recycled, but are ...

California companies that produce single-use packaging and plastic single-use food service ware have until Monday to comply ...

"We have to accept the fact these materials are not being recycled." ...

Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues, thanks to the overwhelming rise in production of disposable plastic products. Plastic pollution is most visible in ...