Recycling

Giving consumers an idea of what a can or glass might be transformed into makes them far more likely to recycle it.

A new book documents the plastic pollution crisis, the affect of that pollution on wildlife and people, and initiatives that have been created to tackle the problem.

The proposed law would prevent food service businesses and schools from providing or selling any foam food containers, plates, cups, trays, or egg cartons.

India just banned imported scraps of plastic, leaving countries like the U.S. with limited overseas options for where to send their plastic waste.

A sculpture made from over 2,500 plastic bottles is seen outside the Department for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs on February 25th, 2019, in London, England.

New research suggests a shift in pro-environmental messaging.

Most Western nations send their unwanted scrap materials to China for reuse, but what happens if China stops accepting the waste?

Timid textbooks and government guidelines largely fail to discuss the most effective ways individuals can fight climate change.

Millions around the world are improving their financial lot by sifting recycling—and they're saving their towns in the process.

Plastic-pouch food packaging is showing up everywhere—except at recycling facilities.

Alaska's capital city is surrounded by ocean and glaciers, with no roads in or out. Waste management? It's complicated.

New research finds paying people an hourly wage, or otherwise getting them to think in time-as-money terms, makes them less likely to act in environmentally friendly ways.

Nail polish, batteries, hand sanitizer: You may not think of these regular household items as toxic, but they are, and they’re poisoning our water and food supplies.

You make it, you pay. Why should taxpayers foot the bill for recycling all of that wasteful plastic?