Ten years on, the plastic bag levy has largely been hailed a success - but has it actually helped the planet? Two experts go ...

Around 100 billion plastic beverage containers are sold in the United States each year — much of which ends up in landfills and waterways, polluting the environment and endangering wildlife. Studies ...

Documenting the garbage along New Jersey beaches helps state lawmakers make policy decisions on plastic pollution, says this ...

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 ...

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

People in the UK have been paying extra for plastic bags in supermarkets for a decade now - but a loophole in the law means ...