Some Binghamton residents have found it tougher to buy official city garbage bags because of recent store closings.

Seven years ago, the Ohio-based grocery chain Kroger pledged to get rid of plastic bags in all of its stores by 2025.  Kroger made the announcement in August 2018, stating ...

The United States Department of Agriculture says dog-waste compost can be used as a soil additive for things like lawns, ...

This simple hack can save money on buying trash bags while reducing landfill plastics. According to Statista, Americans used ...

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

An order issued by the town of Phillipsburg on Jan. 13. requires each resident to use a rigid trash bin capped with a tightly sealed lid for garbage collection -- no more loose bags. Resident Matthew ...

One Tucson recycling center has closed and another is threatened, even as the city builds a facility for reusing plastic ...

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 ...

Granted, 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, Arizona, where I live, was starting a ...

New York City first began curbside residential organic waste pick-up in Queens and Brooklyn a few years before city-wide pick ...

These days, grabbing your reusable bags might be as much a part of your shopping routine as writing a grocery list, but which ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s security Cabinet recommended approval on Friday of a ceasefire deal after Prime Minister Benjamin ...