While Birmingham metro area residents may hope their recyclables will be reused, they're sometimes being turned into fuel.

Consumer packaging dumps 19 million metric tons of plastic waste into the environment each year, according to the nonprofit ...

Evidence is accumulating that microplastics found nearly everywhere are also invading our bodies. What should you do?

Arcade’s 80% Paper Packette and Pochet’s Life-Cycle Assessment took home the top awards at Luxe Pack New York.

The Phoenix-based company expects the facility to process up to 45 tons of single-stream recyclables per hour.

Some of the microplastics we ingest may come from the kitchen tools we use to prepare what we eat. If you want to reduce your ...

As several health systems work toward a shared goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030, some are rolling out sustainability efforts in their pharmacy departments.  Charlottesville, Va ...

Amazon’s Sustainable Materials Innovation Lab is trying to design a kind of plastic that's cleaner to make—and easier to ...

While supporters say a bottle bill would clean up the environment and save communities money, critics say it would act like a ...

Estée Lauder brand Origins debuts a recyclable 80% paper sample sachet, replacing foil with a more sustainable format.

Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson discusses how a paper pill bottle could revolutionize pharmacy packaging and cut plastic waste ...