Last week’s report on California’s abysmal plastics recycling rates made it clear that the state, and individual citizens, ...

Plastic has become the default material of modern life, from food packaging and fashion to phones and cars, yet almost none ...

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Talks aimed at a global treaty to cut plastic pollution fizzled in Geneva this week, with no agreement to meaningfully reduce the harms to human health and the environment that come with the millions ...

At the Republic Services Recycling Center on Cole Road, waste whirs on a conveyor belt past workers who scramble to pull contaminants off the line. Trash goes in barrels at the workers’ sides, and ...

Walk into any of the stores operated by the four major supermarket chains serving the Boise area, and near an entrance you’ll find a bin inviting you to drop off plastic store bags and other soft ...

Learn how UNR’s Environmental Health & Safety supports plastic film recycling with new campus drop‑off locations and ...

Now that the holiday gift-giving season is over, parents may be looking for ways to recycle or donate their children's old ...