While the "reuse" corner of the reduce-reuse-recycle triangle often gets shortchanged as we focus on the other two, certain ...

Plastic clamshell containers: Clear plastic takeout containers with a recycling symbol can be recycled. If it's a plastic container labeled No. 1 or No. 2, you can recycle it and should whenever ...

No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome ...

After you use any sharp, put it in a sharps disposal container. It should be: Made of heavy-duty plastic; ... Paper or plastic trash; Gloves and gowns; Packaging, wrappers, and containers; ...

As single-use plastic piles up in landfills and pollutes oceans, event spaces are turning to food packaging that can be ...

Plastic grocery bags are no friend to the environment, but they're hard to avoid altogether. Plastic bags can’t be put to the ...

Here’s a better way to dispose of used cooking oil. Don’t pour it down the drain. Instead, transform it into a congealed disk that you can toss in the trash.

It takes more than 1,000 years for plastic to decompose. Every plastic bottle, straw and container ever thrown away is still intact and somewhere on earth. The plastic problem affects every part of ...

Personal Yard Waste Container Reuse and Disposal Recommendations On July 1, the City will no longer collect yard waste from personal containers. Residents should instead use the City-issued, 95 ...

Washing household plastic containers in a dishwasher releases nanoplastic and microplastic pollution into wastewater, University of Queensland researchers have found. Dr. Elvis Okoffo from UQ's ...

This fish stuck in a disposable glove is a warning about the risks of COVID-19 litter. Around the world, people are finding animals affected by masks, gloves, and other PPE.