Impact Plastics Inc. founder Gerald O'Connor disputed claims from employees at another local business that his company refused to let workers leave until flooding made roads impassable.

A group of factory workers tried in vain to escape the raging Nolichucky River in Erwin, Tennessee, even as a dramatic rescue ...

To ensure that world leaders deliver the treaty that people and nature need, WWF has identified four must-haves that—as a ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Plastic is a fast-growing segment of U.S. municipal solid waste, and most of it ends up in the environment. Just 9% of plastic collected in municipal solid waste was recycled as of ...

Currently, the Green Guides state that marketers should qualify claims that products are recyclable when recycling facilities ...

Single use plastic creates 350 million metric tons of plastic waste each year. Here are four ways businesses can re-imagine ...

Everyday Plastic campaigners have accused the supermarket giants of misleading shoppers over front-of-store recycling schemes ...

It is critical that the treaty has a strong start, so that we can build it further out in the future as the science becomes ...

Countries like the EU, Japan, and Kenya push for stronger global rules on plastic production and waste, aiming for a circular ...

Chemicals in these products have been linked to cancer and hormone-related problems. People can reduce health risks by avoiding goods made of black plastic. New research suggests that some ...

Ready-to-eat pork skin products shipped in Texas have been recalled due to an undeclared allergen, the USDA announced Friday.