In the time it takes you to read this sentence — say, four seconds — the world produces nearly 60 metric tons of plastic, almost entirely out of fossil fuels. That’s about 53,000 metric tons an hour, ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- For the past two weeks, ABC13 Meteorologist Elyse Smith has covered how the City of Houston manages recycling, specifically looking at how plastic is recycled. And when it ...

COATESVILLE — About 50 children and their parents talked trash and recycling, recently at the Coatesville Area Library. The program, “Keep Coatesville Beautiful,” was presented by 2ND Century Alliance ...

In homes across Minnesota, young people are emerging as champions of environmental sustainability, teaching their parents about the importance of proper recycling practices. This shift is driven by a ...

One of the biggest challenges in recycling plastic is that there are several kinds of plastic that end up in our bins – and those variations in composition necessitate sorting out waste before ...

Children works on making artwork, toys and other creations with recycled items, donated and collected, and other craft materials during Recycling Maker’s Class for Kids in Havre de Grace on Wednesday, ...

So many of us have grown up learning not to throw away plastics - right? -like, that they belong in the recycling bin, not the trash. Well now, California is suing ExxonMobil and saying that that is a ...

The world produces an average of 430 million metric tons of plastic each year. The United States alone produces tens of millions of tons of plastic waste annually. Yet on average, only about 5 to 6 ...