Recycling bin filled with plastic bottles emphasizes waste management and environmental awareness. Image in public domain.

It’s been 10 years since California became the first state to ban single-use plastic bags and in that time, plastic bag waste has increased by 47%. What happened? Let’s dig into this recent article ...

A study published today in the weekly journal Science projects that at present rates the world's plastic waste will nearly double by 2050, imperiling waterways and seas already under threat. But ...

Imagine a world where the air is clean, the water is pure, and wildlife thrives in natural habitats untouched by human waste. Now, imagine the reality, especially as we approach World Conservation Day ...

Just for a minute, think about how much of the plastic you use today will end up as trash. Drink bottles? Grocery bags? Food wrappers? If you live in the United States, it’ll probably add up to about ...

Some chemical recycling processes may be worse for the environment than disposing plastic waste in a landfill. Advertising toys to children leads to an environmental nightmare. Here’s how parents can ...

The Ocean Cleanup has removed over 45 million kilograms of plastic from oceans and rivers, but millions of tons still enter ...

Chemists and innovative recyclers are trying to turn gloves, pipette tips, and other laboratory plastic waste into something useful ...

Plastics are the most sustainable option. Food suppliers are decades away from other material that performs as well at food safety and waste.

The global plastic crisis has long been a ticking time bomb, but now, it seems, a revolution is underway. One company, Corsair Group International, is rewriting the narrative of waste management with ...

In 1980, Disney World in Orlando, Florida, started work on a new way to generate power for the theme park, cutting its use of oil, the price of which had soared. The Solid Waste Energy Conversion ...

This story is a partnership between Inside Climate News and CBS News. Watch the CBS Reports documentary, "Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work?" in the video player above. HOUSTON, ...