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In his memoir, Garbio, author Larry VanderLeest recalls his time hanging off the side of a garbage truck and dealing with other people's unwanted refuse as a worker in the Dutch-dominated sanitation industry of 1960s Chicago.

The White House transition team told about half of the Environmental Protection Agency officials scheduled to attend an Alaska climate and environment conference to stay home. The EPA cites travel costs, but some of those kept away live right in Anchorage.

The expanded program includes more types of containers and benefits from a cleaner mix of recyclable materials, which is easier to sell than the mishmash of waste that ends up in curbside bins.

The 30-foot piece of the commercial trawler was found Thursday floating off the Ona beach about 65 northwest of Eugene.

A researcher tallied how much has been manufactured since plastic's invention: "Eight point three billion metric tons of plastics produced so far. That's just really a staggering amount."

A paper mill in Maine says raw materials are too expensive and hard to find right now. So they're asking locals to drop their used pizza boxes and other packaging off at the plant.

A paper mill in Maine says raw materials are too expensive and hard to find right now. So it is asking locals to drop their used pizza boxes and other packaging off at the plant.

Glitter is made of microplastics. So if you're looking to stop microplastic pollution, maybe it's time to stop wearing glittery makeup. But do we have to?

The study revealed that on average, a one-liter bottle of water contains about a quarter million invisible plastic particles, or nanoplastics.

When something breaks, whether it be an appliance, a tool, or a torn piece of clothing, we can be quick to toss it out. But this event, now in its second year, is hoping to change that mindset in these inflationary and eco-conscious times.