Now activists say Exxon Knew for years that very little plastic waste is actually recycled. The oil giant is deceiving ...

Plastic waste, especially polyethylene and polypropylene, makes up a staggering two-thirds of post-consumer waste glo ...

Outlawing an undesirable activity might be the quickest route to action, but does it always achieve the best result?

Caoimhe Feeney has been added to the list of performers coming to Ballyhaunis for the Melodies of Hope, a concert in support ...

How much of our waste gets recycled really and are ‘sustainable’ plastic alternatives actually any better for the planet?

Consumers want something to be done about plastic pollution. Recycling is something. Therefore oil companies, manufacturers and retailers are doing it. The trouble is, many of these initiatives ...

Coordinated by the Chicago-based water innovation hub Current, in partnership with Argonne and the University of Chicago, ...

A utility sends phone alerts when wind power is cheap. A builder sells “zero bill” houses. They’re among several experiments to redefine how people value electricity.

Nature is full of interconnected loops. Water travels in a never-ending cycle, going from the ground to the sky and back ...

We’re in the golden age of garbage clothes. My mother’s made-in-Canada miniskirt feels like a relic from another world. Why ...