In Portage County, people can recycle plastic containers marked with numbers 1, 2 or 5, but only if they meet specific ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's Earth Week and the ABC7 I-Team and ABC News have new details on their efforts to track plastic bags. A previous joint investigation found that several plastic bags which were ...

For more than a decade, Courtney Williams and her family have lived in the shadow of the Wheelabrator waste-to-energy incinerator, located along the Hudson River in Peekskill, New York. "We go outside ...

California shoppers will have one less decision to make at the checkout counter starting Jan. 1, as the state enacts a ban on ...

That’s because California is finally closing a major loophole in its plastic bag ban. Starting on Jan. 1, stores will be ...

California voters previously approved a statewide referendum upholding a ban on single-use carryout plastic bags in November ...

As of Aug. 1, San Antonio will no longer accept plastic bags, dry cleaner bags and other forms of what’s known as plastic film for recycling, even if they’re neatly bundled. You’ll get a couple of ...