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A new University at Buffalo study finds that people in the United States generate similar amounts of plastic packaging waste regardless of income, education level or where they live. Yet wealthier and ...

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Americans, on average, toss out about three quarters of a pound of plastic each day, according to researchers at Oxford University. Most of that trash winds up in a landfill. As someone who loves ...

Every hour, 2.5 million plastic bottles are thrown away in the United States. While many of us justify drinking from plastic bottles or buying our food in plastic containers by telling ourselves it's ...

The next time you're coming back from weekly grocery trips with plastic fruit containers, upcycle them into decor, indoor ...

Chopped veggies in three plastic containers, two sealed, one open on kitchen counter. - Fcafotodigital/Getty Images It goes without saying one of the perks of having leftovers is knowing you have a ...

The ocean plastic that washes up on Hawaii’s beaches is recycled into asphalt to pave roads. The roads are then tested for ...