Virgin Media O2 has announced that nearly 45,000 smartphones and tablets have been reused or recycled through its O2 Recycle ...

The City of Des Moines is working to combat contaminated recycling bins through its recycling helpers program, a team ...

Call2Recycle is a battery-focused recycling program. The organization offers drop-off options at Home Depot, Lowe's and Staples, and shipment boxes for batteries and cell phones. Drop-offs are free ...

From the column: "This issue goes beyond paper. … Minnesota's working families … deserve a recycling policy that elevates ...

The Kent County Department of Public Works (DPW) announced it has opened a polystyrene drop-off, providing west Michigan ...

Arlington County has announced a new date for its popular collection event for electronics and hazardous household materials.

Some of the microplastics we ingest may come from the kitchen tools we use to prepare what we eat. If you want to reduce your ...

Evidence is accumulating that microplastics found nearly everywhere are also invading our bodies. What should you do?

Amazon’s Sustainable Materials Innovation Lab is trying to design a kind of plastic that's cleaner to make—and easier to ...

Renée Sharp, director of plastics and petrochemical advocacy at the nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council, called this a “deceptive greenwashing scheme” because it allows companies to say that ...

Many food containers seem recyclable, but they really aren't. Here's what to put in the recycling bin and what you should ...