In the public’s mind, and to many governments and industry groups, recycling happens any time a used product is refashioned into something new. It’s this definition that allows so many T-shirts, tote ...

After reading the first part of our recycling guide, you’re a sorting expert. You’ve put your pizza box in the paper ...

Residents must reject single-use plastic and make a conscious effort to segregate waste at source, says an active citizen.

Buddhist monk Phra Mahapranom Dhammalangkaro is taking local action to upcycle Bangkok's plastic waste into brightly colored ...

As Emmanuel, Solomon and Alia engaged in picking plastics, 13-year-old Mary was also seen energetically gathering thrift contributions for her mother in a bustling mechanic’s workshop. This was just ...

Terry Scheneck is tired of seeing trash cans, but he said they’re everywhere in downtown Lancaster, often left on the curb days before regularly scheduled trash pickup. The Lancaster city ...

The Beer Snake—that magnificent slinky plastic stretch of hundreds of emptied beer cups stacked up by golf fans at the 16th ...

And these are just the bits of it we can ... tons of plastic trash leak into the ocean annually, and it's getting worse every year. Americans are said to use 2.5 million plastic bottles every ...

Now this week the emphasis is going to be on litter. From Franklin Boulevard to wooded lots, country roads and nearby schools, construction sites, parking lots, we are being overrun with simple, ...

Britons will be given a cash incentive to recycle plastic and metal bottles and cans under a new bottle-return scheme set to come into force in 2027. The scheme will mirror successful ones in 50 other ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...