Most people assume that if it looks like plastic or cardboard, it's fair game, but a single grease-soaked pizza box or a ...

This article is part of CNN Underscored’s Earth Week, a weeklong focus on our planet and ways to celebrate and preserve it. We’ll be featuring tips on how to live more sustainably, products to help ...

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A new University at Buffalo study finds that people in the United States generate similar amounts of plastic packaging waste regardless of income, education level or where they live. Yet wealthier and ...

Recycling is about to get greener in central Ohio, thanks to artificial intelligence. "Rumpke is berry egg-cited to announce that clamshell plastic containers are now recyclable," Rumpke Waste & ...

When you think about takeout, your biggest concerns might be how greasy the food is or whether you remembered to ask for extra napkins. But new research suggests there may be more to consider than ...

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia said on Tuesday it had sent 267 containers of illegal plastic waste back to their countries of origin since 2019, and was in the process of returning 81 more.

It's just wrong to have shopping carts full of plastic. We can and must do a better job of ending our addiction to plastic.

Where do your old favorite CDs, plastic toys, and knick-knacks go to die? Or the countless plastic “Thank You” bags and containers from your late-night takeout orders? “Plasticulture: The Rise of ...

I used plastic food containers for most of my life — they’re affordable and accessible at most of the grocery stores I frequent. But, in recent years I’ve learned more about the potential dangers ...