UK was close behind, exporting 675,000 tonnes, with much of the waste sent to Turkey, Malaysia and Indonesia ...

The move comes as more and more consumers are looking to reduce the amount of plastic waste they produce.

Every hour, 2.5 million plastic bottles are thrown away in the United States. While many of us justify drinking from plastic bottles or buying our food in plastic containers by telling ourselves it's ...

Most of the “recyclable” plastic we all use ends up in the landfill. Its a logistics and economics problem. There needs to be a better way to handle this massive waste stream. A company called CRDC ...

Americans, on average, toss out about three quarters of a pound of plastic each day, according to researchers at Oxford University. Most of that trash winds up in a landfill. As someone who loves ...

Black plastic containers: These are another popular choice for restaurants and while they are often made from recycled ...

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For safety reasons, biohazard waste containers are puncture-resistant. This is particularly important when disposing of ...

COLUMBIA — Leah Christian, owner of The Clean Refill, scooped all-natural conditioner into a large, reusable container Wednesday afternoon as she talked about her inspiration to open a zero-waste ...

Every year, the world produces roughly 400 million metric tons of plastic waste, according to the United Nations Environment ...