The Government’s long-awaited packaging recycling scheme, due to come in to effect this autumn, will lead to a major increase in the use of unrecyclable plastic bags and bottles, The i Paper can ...

Witness the innovative recycling process that transforms waste plastic bags into new, eco-friendly shopping bags. From ...

Paper bags would return to grocery stores in New Jersey were he elected governor, U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer told NJ Advance Media on Tuesday. Since May 2022, large grocery stores and big box stores in ...

New Jersey’s plastic bag ban, enacted in May 2022 under Governor Phil Murphy, aimed to curb environmental pollution by ...

It is now common for shoppers to place items they purchased into their own bags. Much more needs to be done, however, to make a dent in Japan’s overall plastic waste, which amounts to 9 million ...

Samantha MacBride, an expert on urban waste at Baruch College of the City University of New York, stressed another consideration for consumers to keep in mind: The use of plastic bags perpetuates ...

A CSIRO study has found 39% less plastic pollution in and around Australian coastal cities over ten years. It also found more ...

Starting this week, the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has begun enforcing new composting regulations requiring residents to separate their organic waste ...

SINGAPORE] At the recent Boutiques Singapore fair in March, more than 300 local and regional designers showcased their latest ...

which do not have waste management systems able to deal effectively with plastic waste, Greenpeace says. A Greenpeace report in 2021 found plastic bags burned and dumped by the side of the road in ...

The compost must be put in its own bin and placed at the curb on regular recycling days for pickup. New Yorkers can line the bin with a clear plastic bag. New Yorkers can purchase a 21-gallon official ...