Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The average American household uses about 150 pounds of glass containers each year, but more than two-thirds of that glass never ...

People don’t usually plan to hold onto their old devices, but that’s what many end up doing. Better information about ...

Heavy industries such as aviation and chemical manufacturing contribute to about 20% of overall U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and will continue to depend on fossil fuels. While scientists are ...

There is a glaring lack of tracking for global recycling. Poor waste management is deeply connected to climate change, plastic pollution and global nutrient imbalances globally. To shift to ...

The plastics industry has long hyped recycling, even though it is well aware that it’s been a failure. Worldwide, only 9 percent of plastic waste actually gets recycled. In the United States, the rate ...

Re “The Complicated Truth About Recycling,” by Oliver Franklin-Wallis (Opinion guest essay, Dec. 3): We all need to recycle paper, cardboard, glass and metal, and compost yard waste and food scraps.

Beauty products should be good for you and for the planet. But there's a hidden problem in many cream jars. It's a small ...

While the world wastes about 2.5 billion tons of food every year, the United States discards more food than any other country ...