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

Plastic bags can’t go in household recycling bins – here’s what to do instead - In 2018 alone, over 3 million tons (2.7 metric tons) of plastic bags, sacks, and wraps in the United States were sent to ...

For more than a decade, Courtney Williams and her family have lived in the shadow of the Wheelabrator waste-to-energy incinerator, located along the Hudson River in Peekskill, New York. "We go outside ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- More and more cities, including Philadelphia, are banning plastic bags because of environmental dangers. Some big box retailers offer drop-off bins for recycling, including ...

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed a lawsuit against Reynolds and Walmart for deceptive marketing on 30-gallon “recycling” bags. Both Walmart and Reynolds market low-density ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sara Baker was all-in on recycling. As a Boise city council member in the 1990s, she helped usher in the city’s initial recycling ...