You may have heard that recycling plastic grocery bags can jam up machinery, but what might not be as well known is that ...

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It's easy to believe this common myth about recycling food plastic, but it's actually causing more harm to the environment ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- More and more cities, including Philadelphia, are banning plastic bags because of environmental dangers. Some big box retailers offer drop-off bins for recycling, including ...

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 16, 2026 / The world built modern life on plastic.It protects food, moves ...

Plastic bags can’t go in household recycling bins – here’s what to do instead - In 2018 alone, over 3 million tons (2.7 ...

Many grocery stores have collection systems for used plastic bags. The stores claim these bags are getting recycled, but are ...

Investigative journalist John Stossel investigates why recycling plastic is counterproductive. He speaks with science writer John Tierney about why it would be cheaper and more environmentally ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's Earth Week and the ABC7 I-Team and ABC News have new details on their efforts to track plastic bags. A previous joint investigation found that several plastic bags which were ...

This story is a partnership between Inside Climate News and CBS News. Watch the CBS Reports documentary, "Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work?" About 48 million tons of plastic waste are ...