It floats, it drifts, it doesn’t break down. Plastic in the ocean is everywhere, but now it’s doing more than polluting. It’s becoming something else. In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, where no ...

Plastic waste in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is no longer just pollution; it's a home now. Scientists have found marine ...

As humans make fires on the beach, far-flung plastic that has washed up there melts and fuses permanently with volcanic rocks ...

The United Nations’ High Seas Treaty came into force on Saturday, almost three years after its signing in March 2023 – and ...

Scientists have discovered that plastic waste in the Pacific Ocean is now home to marine life. Coastal animals are unexpectedly surviving and even reproducing on floating debris. This new community, ...

UCRRA has set a goal to divert 90% of waste away from landfills and incineration by 2050, which aligns with the New York State Solid Waste Management Plan that calls for all municipal waste to divert ...

The shift is one of several ways that Tracey Thurman, the director of the newly-created Department of Waste Services, is looking to modernize the city's trash service. The new pickup schedule, which ...

New Year’s Day is Thursday, Jan. 1. Whether you’re hitting the road, running errands or going out to eat, several Sacramento-area businesses and services — including government offices — will be ...

Philadelphia is expanding it's Twice-A-Week Trash Collection Program and, on Monday, city officials gathered to celebrate the second phase of a program that aims to eventually bring bi-weekly garbage ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — As of Jan. 5, Toledo residents can start placing up to five bulk items on the curb with their weekly trash, a move the city said it hopes will reduce blight and help residents. This ...

GARDENA, Calif. (KABC) -- An abandoned puppy found whimpering inside a self-compacting trash can in Gardena was rescued by a police officer, who ended up adopting the dog on Christmas Eve. That police ...

U.S. stocks were higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 500 points on Monday. Shares of Altimmune Inc (NASDAQ: ALT) rose sharply during Monday's session after the FDA granted Breakthrough ...