Clothlike bags sold at big box stores, often made out of plastic, can’t be recycled, which means they’re often left to ...

For bag maker Gigantic Holdings LLC, success — with growth to three locations through acquisition — is not that hard to ...

That deception has concrete impacts: Plastic bags that mistakenly end up at recycling centers can gum up machinery, start fires and contaminate bales of paper, which then can’t be recycled.

Laura Deehan, the director of Environment California, told local news that the bags actually created more waste as shoppers did not reuse or recycle the thicker bags. 'There was a sudden surge in ...

California officials are saying that there's a perception that plastics — especially plastic bags — can be easily recycled.

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — When it comes to recycling in Tucson, the color of your bag matters. The City of Tucson recently revamped its Hard to Recycle program, requiring residents to use specific ...

When I drive down the streets of Greenville on trash pick-up day, I am always delighted to see just how many people utilize ...

“Most of it can be recycled,” said Reid Lifset ... An ABC News investigation published in April found that some plastic bags returned for recycling ended up in Malaysia and Indonesia as ...

Debris that may contain biohazards and pathogens is generally put in red plastic bags, transported to an ... those into pellets suitable for wholesale, Drummond said. "We are very hopeful ...

We broke down the math to show just how little recycled content winds up in products made this way and how companies inflate that percentage in their marketing. The lawsuit cited the fruit cup ...

“I faithfully filled the orange bags. I tried to follow their directions. I was picking things out of the trash can because I felt compelled (to recycle).” But in the last few years, she said ...

That bill was upheld by a 2016 ballot initiative but allowed grocery stores to still provide plastic bags as long as they were reusable or recyclable. According to officials with the California ...