A 2016 behavioral economics study found that when consumers think their waste might be recycled, they worry less about the ...

Nearly seven years ago, two doctoral students at Brandeis worried about how much plastic was being thrown away from the ...

A company in Australia wants to make a bed that could be a breeze to assemble. Better yet, the beds are made from 100 percent ...

On Thursday, the City Commission is scheduled to vote on a piece of legislation that would allow the city to stop its ...

California, which prides itself on being a global leader in environmental innovation, should be championing advancements in ...

I’m a dedicated recycler. I fret when I see people throwing garbage in with soda cans and empty water bottles. I’ve even been ...

The grocery aisle is a dizzying array of colourful packaging, but most of it is made of virgin materials. So what happens to ...

Environmental groups in New Jersey want their state to follow California, and sue the plastics industry over alleged ...

The success of recycling plastic is abysmal — the U.S. rate is roughly 7% — but in theory it can be done. So, I was delighted when I learned that Tucson, Ariz., where I live, was starting a pilot ...

Plastics are undeniably useful materials that have found their way into virtually all human activities. However, with yearly global plastic production exceeding 400 million tons, the environmental ...

I’m a dedicated recycler. I fret when I see people throwing garbage in with soda cans and empty water bottles. I’ve even been ...

FAILED NEGOTIATIONS AWARD: To delegates who tried to hammer out a United Nations plastics treaty in 2024 but failed to meet ...