Only plastic containers designated microwave-safe by the manufacturer are safe to use in the microwave. If a container is not ...

We still don’t know how to recycle these five common products, but scientists are busy finding answers. View on euronews ...

Ohio University has been home to the largest in-vessel composting system at any college or university in the nation. The facility allows OHIO to compost nearly 100% of food waste from dining halls and ...

While single-stream recycling is convenient, it has downsides. Contamination, such as food residue, plastic bags and items that can’t be recycled, can degrade the quality of the remaining material, ...

Do you care about keeping stinky food scraps out of landfills, but not about creating compost? For lazy environmentalists like me who want to reduce their own household waste without assigning ...

By 2021 annual production had roughly doubled, with the trade in plastics (and goods containing it) estimated to be worth ...

Last August, I learned of a new study that revealed that the human brains studied were nearly 0.5% plastic by weight. Let ...

State officials have reported some progress getting people to divert things out of the waste stream, but CT’s trash problem ...

Tossing takeout containers into the recycling bin feels like the right move, but looks can be deceiving. A lot of food ...