Plastic waste surrounds daily life, from food containers and grocery bags to shampoo bottles and medical supplies. Much of it ...

The settlement follows a state investigation into plastic bags sold as recyclable despite limited evidence they could be processed by recycling facilities in practice.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's Earth Week and the ABC7 I-Team and ABC News have new details on their efforts to track plastic bags. A previous joint investigation found that several plastic bags which were ...

The Lorain County Solid Waste Management District’s Plastic Bag Recycling Collection Contest successfully diverted hundreds ...

Lorain County’s plastic bag recycling contest kept nearly 300 pounds out of landfills and rewarded schools with recycled ...

Learn how UNR’s Environmental Health & Safety supports plastic film recycling with new campus drop‑off locations and ...

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 ...

The city of Milwaukee has launched a campaign to increase the recycling of plastic bags and other film products. To kick off the program, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, along with a coalition of ...