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

Plastic accounted for most (88 percent) of the garbage, but there were also significant amounts of glass, metal, and paper.

Use of single-use plastic was banned in 2017 and was praised as a step in the right direction to conserve the environment.

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 ...

Starting this week, the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has begun enforcing new composting regulations ...

A dolphin found dead along a coastal North Carolina creek was killed after a discarded plastic bag got lodged in its stomach, ...