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 ...

New York state may be joining the states that require recycled plastics to be used in garbage bags. Sen. Elijah Reichlin-Melnick, D-Nanuet, recently reintroduced legislation first introduced in the ...

California banned single-use plastic grocery bags in 2016, becoming the first state to take this major environmental step. In the eight years it has been in effect, billions of flimsy plastic bags ...

Buncombe County residents use an astounding number of single-use plastic bags every year — 130 million, by one estimate — and, despite being recyclable, nearly all end up in landfills where they ...

A months-long investigation involving ABC News and several affiliates found some plastic bags dropped off at retailers were not being recycled. SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — If you're ever out shopping, you know ...

Lorain County is launching a new plastic bag recycling program that will turn trash into treasure for local schools, with the top three participants winning prizes made from recycled materials. The ...

In you’re a conscientious consumer, you’re probably trying to curb your use of virgin plastic by bringing your own tote bags to the grocery store and using refillable water bottles. Yet plastic lurks ...

Steel and aluminum cans are recyclable, but other metal items are not. Pots, pans, baking sheets, silverware, and bicycle or ...

When it comes to recycling, most folks know to sort their plastic and paper, thanks to the blue and green plastic sorting bins given out by their municipal departments. But beyond the basics of ...