The deepest point in the Mediterranean Sea is littered with literal trash, starkly highlighting how human activity is ...

Plastic waste is increasingly causing problems for fishers. Fishnets bring up bottles, propellers get tangled in bags, water ...

WASHINGTON — Some D.C. residents contacted WUSA9 about a large pile of trash on the side of a Northwest road. This trash is ...

Plastic produce bags can be used for so many different things beyond holding fruit and vegetables. These containers make ...

With an estimated cumulative mass of 8.3 billion tonnes, global plastic production has surpassed that of the preceding 50 years since 2004. The majority of this plastic is drawn from crude oil and ...

Starting this week, the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has begun enforcing new composting regulations ...

Paper bags would return to grocery stores in New Jersey were he elected governor, U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer told NJ Advance ...

Nearly two years after New Jersey’s plastic bag ban took effect, residents across the Garden State are still adjusting — and ...

While clear bags are permitted in the compost bin, regular white kitchen garbage bags and black plastic contractor bags cannot be used, Sanitation said. Items that must be composted include yard waste ...

Legislators and advocates rallied to urge support for funds to prevent youth in foster from transporting their things in ...