What is happening to the food waste collected under California's recycling law?
Beginning next month, California's organic recycling law requires 75% of that material to be diverted from landfills.
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Beginning next month, California's organic recycling law requires 75% of that material to be diverted from landfills.
Less than 10% of plastics in the U.S. are recycled.
Starbucks unveiled the new cups ahead of Earth Day and as a new report warns plastic production emissions are even greater than those from aviation.
From cell phones to freezers, e-waste is trashing the planet – and a new report says the world isn't doing enough to stop it from getting worse.
California would ban all plastic shopping bags in 2026 under a new bill in the state Legislature.
Starbucks will now allow its baristas to serve beverages in cups provided by customers at drive-thrus in the U.S. and Canada.
Here are a few things you can do to recycle, repurpose or dispose of your lovely tree.
As demand for electric vehicles continues to grow, one startup company in Chile is looking to recycle old tires to help make them more sustainable.
Halloween is officially over and for those who are itching to toss their pumpkins in the trash -- not so fast. Not only is it bad for the environment, you might be depriving some of your neighbors of a tasty treat.
Danish toy giant Lego said 2 years of experimentation with blocks made from recycled plastic bottles showed they "didn't reduce carbon emissions."
Community members are getting a hands-on lesson on how their old banana peels and leftover lettuce can be beneficial for the environment.
In the name of the environment and sustainability, the Starbucks disposable cup may be on its way to extinction.
It's universally recognized as a sign to recycle. But the EPA is now saying it's also universally confusing, since many plastics can't easily be recycled.
A statewide mandatory organic waste collection went into effect in 2022. The green cart not only holds yard waste, but also food scraps.
"Based on the pickup route, it is believed the female had been picked up from within the city limits of Eureka," police said.
Since California adopted the nation's first ban on single-use plastic shopping bags tin 2014, most grocery stores have turned to thicker, reusable plastic bags that are supposed to be recyclable.
Restaurants, grocers, farmers and food companies are increasingly turning to chemistry and physics to tackle the problem of food waste.
It's National Recycling Day and state leaders are not wasting any opportunities to look ahead at what we are all leaving behind.
Manufacturers have been given two weeks to respond.
Greenpeace USA blasted industry claims of creating an efficient, circular economy as "fiction."
California will add wine and liquor bottles to its recycling rebate program under a law taking effect in July 2024.
Police in Davis say workers at Recology Recycling found a woman's body on Monday morning.
Wine drinkers may also be able to cash in their bottles as well.
Lawmakers are hoping the governor signs a bill to expand the state's recycling program. The goal is to increase glass recycling.
Critics say the bill would also give hundreds of millions of dollars to corporations they say don't need the incentives.
