The legislation would make more beverage containers eligible for deposits and double the deposit fee to 10 cents.

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Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health is swapping traditional plastic pill bottles for recyclable containers called Tully Tubes to reduce waste and cut carbon admissions, according to an April 22 news ...

Michigan State University works on better plastics and a Lansing woman aims to take out disposable takeout containers ...

The Nevada Senate has passed a bill addressing the microplastic problem in Lake Tahoe. Senate Bill 324 prevents the sale or distribution of plastic water bottles ...

We’re all aware of the growing problem of plastic waste, especially when it comes to beauty products. From shampoo, bo ...

Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that ...

Munieshwer A Sagar is a special correspondent reporting on Chandigarh Administration at Times of India. He has also reported ...

2. Dirty Containers - Items like bottles and jars must be empty, clean, and dry. A good rule of thumb: less than a teaspoon ...

Successful recycling requires some care. Alejandra Villa Loarca/Newsday RM via Getty Images Alex Jordan, University of Wisconsin-Stout Every week, ...

New York lawmakers should act and turn those cans and other packaging wastes into cash to make headway on the threat of the state’s trash tsunami.