It’s made of easy-to-clean plastic that can handle a few dings, and it is lightweight enough to carry to a drop-off site. Before testing the OXO bin, I considered myself a freezer-only composter ...

A late October meeting with SMA staff and a facility tour provided a glimpse into the somewhat” invisible hand” of ...

Though Costco is often known as a reliable and trustworthy chain grocery store, there have been plenty of recalls from it.

“It’s just a minefield, really,” Turner said. Putting your black plastic in the recycling bin might seem like the right thing to do, but recycling isn’t a solution to the most noxious qual ...

When it comes to plastic, the rules can be extra confusing -- there's a lot more to it than tossing a water bottle in the recycling bin and calling it a day. Here's why: Not all plastics can be ...

The announcement represents the fulfillment of a promise Amazon made in June to work “ toward full removal ” of plastic air pillows from North America by the end of the year. At that time, the company ...

Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have discovered that CDA is the fastest degrading type of plastic in seawater – technically classified as a bioplastic – and with ...

Nearly everything on the American plate is processed, shipped, stored, and sold under refrigeration. In her new book, Nicola Twilley reflects on what it means to be entirely dependent on artificial ...

Ridwell rescues hard-to-recycle items like corks and loose plastic bottle caps before they hit the landfill, one household at ...

Scientists discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of ...

On March 2 last year, 21-year-old Aiden Sagala turned blue, collapsed in his home and later suffered a heart attack while en route to hospital after taking a few sips from a can of Honey Bear House ...

On a pristine beach in Gippsland, a team of scientists are dumping plastic rubbish. Their littering is extremely precise. When they're done, 14 squares of trash — each exactly 2 square metres ...