Talks aimed at a global treaty to cut plastic pollution fizzled in Geneva this week, with no agreement to meaningfully reduce the harms to human health and the environment that come with the millions ...

Dating back to World War II, recycling represented the strength, innovation and stability of American democracy.

“Reduce, reuse, recycle.” For more than 50 years, those three Rs have been the world’s go-to environmental mantra. On the face of it, the three Rs sound like an empowering call for each of us to play ...

As families make plans to gather for festive meals and gift exchanges, city waste crews are preparing for their busiest time of the year. Between wrapping paper, food scraps and packaging and shipping ...