"Plastic waste tends to be burned." ...

Kelly Murosky of Seventh Generation; and Sarah Dearman of Coca-Cola For recycling to be successful, brand owners must commit to designing products and packaging that are recyclable as well as to ...

Waste Management Inc., Houston, announced the financial results for its quarter ended Dec. 31, 2018. Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2018 were $3.84 billion, compared with $3.65 billion for the ...

In early 2018, residents of Boise, Idaho were told by city officials that a breakthrough technology could transform their hard-to-recycle plastic waste into low-polluting fuel. The program, backed by ...

Sanitation crews swept up nearly 1,200 tons of debris produced during Mardi Gras, far more than the 900-ton average but just shy of last year's high mark of 1,300 tons. Cynthia Sylvain-Lear, city ...

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The conscientious citizens of Philadelphia continue to put their pizza boxes, ...