Vermont state chose to ban plastic carry-out bags on July 1, 2020, along with plastic straws, stirrers, and Styrofoam cups.

Tomorrow marks the official start of spring, and as is tradition, many residents will begin the arduous task of Spring Cleaning. As windows open up, and the deep clean begins, the process may uncover ...

Some researchers have estimated that people consume between 39,000 and 52,000 microplastic particles each year. If we add how ...

Meghan Markle’s Netflix series “With Love, Meghan” has sparked debate, particularly over a viral pretzel repackaging scene.

It's the latest in a string of proposals that have elicited mixed public reactions and drawn opposition from the restaurant ...

The hope is to recycle plastic in a way that's more efficient and less picky than pyrolysis, where plastics are heated in a low-oxygen environment. Pyrolysis has usually been the next stop on the ...

Confusion about curbside composting has been rising as April 1 approaches. That is when buildings in New York City that don’t ...

For decades, party bags have been a popular take-away tradition at children’s birthday celebrations. But one person recently ...

Members of Indian Creek High School’s FFA are closing in on their goal of recycling plastic bags for a unique project.

Local author Miranda Paul stopped in to answer kids’ questions about her book, One Plastic Bag. Miranda wrote the book to ...

Thousands of tons of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year … from our mouths. Most chewing gum ...

A man residing in Pittsburgh was sentenced to spend almost a decade in prison following a 2023 bank robbery in East Liberty.