Not composting your food scraps yet? You can now be fined for that. Starting April 1, New York residents must compost all household food and organic scraps in city-designated compost bins. Technically ...

While clear bags are permitted in the compost bin, regular white kitchen garbage bags and black plastic contractor bags cannot be used, Sanitation said. Items that must be composted include yard waste ...

On a busy morning in November 2024, a dramatic scene unfolded in a supermarket in Banani, Dhaka. Government officials, armed ...

Kelp farming is catching on in Maine as a way to sustain working class coastal communities while supporting ecosystems and ...

UTA chemists explain how plastic pyrolysis works to breaks down plastic waste into molecules that be used again ...

Around the world, plastics find their way into farm fields. Climate change makes agricultural plastic, already a necessity ...

Packaging is one of the key sustainability dilemmas in food. What different types of packaging have the best sustainability ...

Placing as much as possible in our recycling bins is great for so many reasons: it helps the planet, helps keep our home tidy ...

Specifically, these measures have contributed to a decline in the use of single-use plastic bags. More than 500 local ...

Starting April 1, all food scraps, food-soiled paper and yard waste must be separated from the garbage and set out for compost in NYC.

Metro Detroit grocery stores, including Ferndale's Western Market, are reducing plastic bag usage to support environmental ...

The Ecolabel Index, which tracks the use of eco-labels around the world, lists 456 such labels, which each have their own symbols and verbiage. When it comes to food packaging, consumers say they ...