Plastic trash accumulates in trees and shrubs along the Los Angeles River. Citizen of the Planet/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images To better understand why plastics don’t ...

Science Satellite imaging can now spot plastic trash hiding on beaches A new tool recognized spectral features that distinguish plastics from sand or organic debris. Mack DeGeurin Oct 30, 2024 2: ...

When Denver began charging residents for trash collection, some people traded in their larger plastic trash carts for smaller ones to save money. But thousands of those carts -- which the ...

Haram and her colleagues examined 105 items of plastic fished out of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch between November 2018 and January 2019. They identified 484 marine invertebrate organisms on ...

While plastic and glass should probably be crushed and buried in a landfill, aluminum, tin, and paper – especially cardboard – should absolutely be recycled.

It's got this plastic bottle bouncing out of a garbage truck. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: The bottle may look empty, yet it's anything but trash. It's full of potential.

At two locations on Saturday, July 15, more than 150 volunteers removed 8,384 pounds of trash, including 260 derelict or abandoned traps. Plastic isn't the only thing killing our marine life.

In 2022, plastic bags accounted for about 231,072 tons of trash. That’s nearly 50% more.

Nonprofit launches plastic interceptor technology in heavily polluted river, diverting thousands of pieces of trash: 'It's very important to us' first appeared on The Cool Down.

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union made a major breakthrough Friday in efforts to stop sending its plastic trash to poor countries. Under a tentative agreement, the 27 EU countries will no ...

Whoops, plastic in the garbage went up, not down. Naturally, California politicians now think this justifies another new ban on carryout bags that will further inconvenience citizens.