While it’s safe to reuse plastic bags, you’ll want to clean them between uses for sanitary purposes and to reduce any ...

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

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

A council has said that it has been given a refund by a company that supplied thousands of faulty household recycling bags.

In a quiet industrial zone near the New South Wales coast, Australia has restarted a process that had stalled for nearly ...

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

A binman has named the common item Brits should never recycle as it can lead to their waste being "rejected", and left behind ...

The backstory: The law began as Senate Bill 53, authored by state Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco, to ...

Australia's first large-scale soft plastics recycling facility is processing huge loads each day, turning waste into a useful ...

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

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

A binman has warned that a common item doesn't belong in your recycling bin as it can contaminate your waste and lead to it ...