It was never meant to be permanent. In 2014, after a confluence of events rapidly crippled the county-wide recycling program operated by the Monongalia County Solid Waste Authority, the county ...

You may have seen images of seabirds that have built their nests on discarded nets, lengths of rope and other plastic litter, ...

In Seattle, as in most cities around the country, there are a number of items that you aren’t supposed to put in the curbside recycling bin: bubble wrap, for instance, or multilayer plastic packaging ...

Our brains are increasingly plastic. Minuscule shards and flakes of polymers are surprisingly abundant in brain tissue, a study of postmortem brains shows.

The Director General of the Environment Protection Department, Imran Hameed, has issued a stern warning to shopping bag users, stating that from this month onwards, using plastic shopping bags ...

A resident was surprised to discover a marble statue over 2,000 years old abandoned in a rubbish bag. A marble statue of a woman was found abandoned in a rubbish bag near the Greek city of ...

Nearly three years into New Jersey’s plastic bag ban, residents continue to collect reusable bags, throw them out or donate them. A pilot program aimed at collecting extra reusable bags ...

[Photo: Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty Images] One of his most frequent arguments against wind power is that wind farms are ugly—and that’s where Trump’s own antipathy began. In 2006, he bought ...

Germany's leading source of electric power generation got a big boost in 2024, according to latest industry figures. Regulators approved more than 2,400 new onshore wind turbines with a total ...

Offshore wind farms release significant amounts of metals like aluminum, zinc, and indium into the ocean due to corrosion-protection systems, posing risks to ecosystems, seafood safety, and human ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia grocery stores could be forced to do away with plastic shopping bags. House Bill 1662, introduced by Del. Michael Jones (D-Chesterfield), would make it illegal ...

HONG KONG, Jan 21 (Reuters) - China broke its own records for new wind and solar power installations again last year, official data showed on Tuesday, accelerating from a breakneck pace set in ...