Oregon Senate Bill 551, sponsored by Democrat Janeen Sollman of Hillsboro, would phase out all plastic checkout bags -- including 'reusable" ones - while also restricting the use of single-use plastic ...

Southern California and Kantamanto Market in Accra, Ghana, are being drawn together because of shared tragedy and a similar ...

Rodents have apparently gnawed clear through the dense plastic of the Big Apple ‘s supposedly “rat proof” new trash bins — but the city said the results show the containers are largely keeping the ...

Where do pizza boxes go? What exactly is rigid plastic? How clean do empty jars need to be? Relax, experts say.

Phillipsburg Councilman Lee Clark has promised to make a pitch on behalf of aggrieved residents in his town during the next town council meeting. “I have proposed a program to allow the town of ...