In the USA, each person produces an average of 100kg of plastic waste per year. Single-use plastics like drink bottles, carrier bags, plastic straws, and disposable cutlery are filling up ...

Plastic and plastic recycling has been a major global issue for decades, but scientists have found a lot of intriguing ways to upcycle plastic waste.

Since New York’s ban on the distribution of single-use plastic bags took effect five years ago, Francisco Marte, who owns five bodegas in the Bronx with his brothers, has been conflicted about how to ...

Despite good intentions, New Jersey's single-use plastic bag ban has led to a surge in plastic consumption, contradicting its environmental goals. Residents argue for the ban's reconsideration, ...

Wake Forest ends loose leaf collection, requires compostable yard waste bags or reusable containers from March 17.

New Mexicans use at least 330 million plastic bags every year, according to the state Environment Department and New Mexico Recycling Coalition, but they don’t always throw them away properly. Plastic ...

New Mexicans use at least 330 million single-use plastic bags a year, according to the New Mexico Environment Department and ...

A new effort to ban the use of plastic bags has begun in the state Legislature. Rep. Maureen Madden, D-Tannersville, along with fellow Democrat Reps. Tarik Khan, Mandy Steele and Greg Scott, are ...