Every time I walk down the supermarket aisles, I notice something different about food packaging. From smart labels that tell you when your milk is about to go bad to plant-based containers that break ...

Last August, I learned of a new study that revealed that the human brains studied were nearly 0.5% plastic by weight. Let ...

Weekend drop-off events Each Saturday and Sunday, DPW operates 12 staffed drop-off sites at farmers markets and community centers across all eight wards. These events offer helpful extras like hand ...

State officials have reported some progress getting people to divert things out of the waste stream, but CT’s trash problem ...

San Diego is releasing a new batch of trash and recycling bins equipped with RFID (radio frequency identification) tags as ...

One entrepreneur created the Repaint Tray, the first reusable silicone paint tray liner and lid, to cut down on plastic waste ...

Why do plastic bags look and feel so different to plastic containers, such as soft drink bottles or yogurt tubs? The ...

The amount of plastic being recycled around the world is stagnant at less than 10% with most new plastic still made from ...

Tossing takeout containers into the recycling bin feels like the right move, but looks can be deceiving. A lot of food ...

Plastic Back's innovative low-temperature chemical recycling technology converts hard-to-recycle plastics like PVC into ...

Generally, you don't need to remove paper labels from metal or aluminum cans before you chuck them in the recycling bin. When ...

IRG cites Trump tariffs and the hold-up of a federal loan guarantee as reasons for canceling plans for a plastics recycling ...