Plastics are inescapable in our daily lives. The vast amounts of plastic garbage heaped in landfills and in the environment, however, are as problematic as the plastics are useful. A research team has ...

Most small plastics don’t get recycled, and putting them in your bins could end up doing more harm than good, experts say.

When cooking or serving with black plastic utensils, like spatulas, tongs and ladles, the toxic materials inside can seep ...

(Image: Wiley) Less than 10% of the plastic produced in the world is recycled. Plastic waste is accumulating in landfills and waterways, threatening wildlife and the environment. By 2025, this pile of ...

The Middlebury Institute wants to change that, by diverting 65% of its waste from landfill this year. Trash Bash is tracking its progress. Once a year, volunteers suit up in protective jumpsuits, ...

The "TiK ToK" singer, 37, rocked a revised version of one of her early career looks — her 2010 MTV VMAs trash bag dress — at GLAMOUR Germany’s Women of the Year Awards on Tuesday ...

Nov. 13 (UPI) --A news story about an unclaimed lottery prize in Missouri rescued a $1 million Powerball ticket from ending up in the winner's trash can. The player told Missouri Lottery officials ...

Kirk Herbstreit has had enough of seeing fans throw trash onto the field to protest calls against their teams. The ABC announcer berated both Texas and LSU fans after the latter threw trash onto ...

But it isn't just plastic packaging that Europeans are throwing out in large volumes. With plastic waste generation growing annually, and recycling rates failing to keep up, Europe has a long road ...

Why are college football fans throwing trash onto the field? That is the million-dollar question, as for the fourth straight week, a controversial call in a college football matchup resulted in ...

Waste management is a huge problem globally, and although some materials like glass and paper can be recycled, most of our trash ends up in landfills ... Startup ByFusion is taking all kinds of ...