You may have heard that recycling plastic grocery bags can jam up machinery, but what might not be as well known is that ...

Many grocery stores have collection systems for used plastic bags. The stores claim these bags are getting recycled, but are ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's Earth Week and the ABC7 I-Team and ABC News have new details on their efforts to track plastic bags. A previous joint investigation found that several plastic bags which were ...

Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that residents could bring No. 7 plastics to the city's recycling drop-off center on Mt. Wayte Street. That is not the case.

Plastic bags can’t go in household recycling bins – here’s what to do instead - In 2018 alone, over 3 million tons (2.7 ...

These seven everyday items seem like safe bets for the blue bin. They're not, and tossing them in can ruin everything around ...

Welcome to Sustainability with Sarah! I’m the climate change and environmental reporter for The Greenville News, covering issues and solutions across the Upstate. In this weekly column, I will answer ...

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KSHB 41 reporter Grant Stephens covers stories involving downtown Kansas City, Missouri up to North Kansas City. Share your story idea with Grant. A Kansas City pilot program is working to eliminate ...

As of Aug. 1, San Antonio will no longer accept plastic bags, dry cleaner bags and other forms of what’s known as plastic film for recycling, even if they’re neatly bundled. You’ll get a couple of ...