Seven states have adopted Extended Producer Responsibility laws to make companies pay for their plastic. One industry leader ...

Ask your dry cleaner to skip the thin plastic wrap and hang your clothes uncovered. Bring a reusable garment bag to protect ...

Readers respond to a guest essay about throwaway plastic. Also: President Trump the divider; stealth legislation.

SC Johnson CEO Fisk Johnson laid out the business case for laws to control plastic waste. "Regulation is inevitable in my view. It's just a question of when." ...

Many common kitchen items like clamshells, foil and greasy pizza boxes often can’t go in curbside recycling. Food residue on ...

A new report suggests Washington's 8-cent fee for "reusable" plastic bags isn’t covering the real cost — and the ...

“It’s time to act now,” says Tracey Woodruff, a professor at the University of California, San Francisco, who studies reproductive and developmental health and environmental pollutants. “If we don’t,” ...

Plastic is an inexpensive, durable storage solution, but it's not meant for everything in the home. Here are 11 items experts say you shouldn't store in plastic.