I thought reusable rags would be inconvenient and germ-ridden, but I quickly learned that my worries were unfounded.

New York City’s waste reduction efforts will commence a new phase next week, as the city’s sanitation agency will begin ...

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Research continues to show that itty-bitty microplastics alter ecosystems and end up in human bodies. Scientists, farmers and ...

The City of Rock Island is providing leaf collection for its residential refuse customers from Monday, April 7 through ...

Rodent feces by clean plates, a cockroach by a wok, cooks who touched customer food after scratching their head or touching a ...

Paper bags would return to grocery stores in New Jersey were he elected governor, U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer told NJ Advance ...

All bags are not created equal when it comes to the environment. And paper might not be as green as you think.

Now, some state lawmakers want to allow a return to paper bags at the grocery checkout, provided the bags contain at least 40 ...

New York City’s new trash bin laws, which mandate that all residential waste be placed in secure containers, have encountered ...

The dog signs off on a distinctly potty-mouthed note: “So, come on: Pick up your s*** and let’s f*** colon cancer,” it says ...

Read more here. In this era of flexible work hours and informal office dress codes, the leather briefcase has lost a lot of ground to outdoorsy backpacks and tattered tote bags. So to find some ...