Some cities don't recycle glass, but that doesn't mean you can't reuse glass bottles for candles, hummingbird feeders or even chandeliers.

These DIY projects will have you see plastic bottles in completely new ways.

Solyndra's public and highly controversial bankruptcy filing is affecting other solar projects.

Moose lasagna, a hot seller at European stores operated by the world-dominating purveyor of flat-pack furnishings, is found to contain trace amounts of pork.

Mealworms are able to safely subsist on a diet of polystyrene, researchers have found.

Meanwhile in England, shopping basket theft is on the rise.

The turtle survived, but a video of the ordeal demonstrates why recycling can be a matter of life and death.

Onward Bag is landfill-skirting design at its most ingenious.

In some cities, glass recyclables aren't being recycled at all.

Japanese scientists have found a special bacteria, Ideonella sakainesis, that likes to eat polyethylene terephthalate, better known as PET.

Manufacturing and distribution of plastic shopping bags come with steep fines and serious jail time in the East African nation.

Innovators like Sea2See and Adidas are taking marine trash and turning it into treasure.

The fast-food chain is switching to paper straws later this year.

Several months into China's ban on most waste imports, a new study paints a sobering yet optimistic view of how we need to handle our plastic.

A river pollution clean-up project yields spectacular results in Rotterdam.

The deposit-based Norwegian approach to plastic bottle recycling is an attractive, effective one.

Some business groups oppose plastic straw bans because they see it as excessive regulation, but other groups have more practical issues with the bans.

Plastic bottles and caps should now be kept together when you recycle them. The reason? It's easier to sort them that way.

Incineration has become America's stopgap solution following China's crackdown on imported foreign waste, and it's hurting low-income communities.

Several bee species have begun using manmade plastic waste to build their nests, according to several studies.

A 'living' wrapper called kombucha slime could ease the world's plastic pain.

Incredible enzyme is capable of breaking down the PET in plastic bottles into raw materials in as little as 10 hours.

The number of negative health reactions to cosmetic products reported to the FDA has skyrocketed, with the majority of complaints coming for hair products.

More adults have gotten the flu shot this year, but there's still plenty of room for improvement, says the CDC.

Watch as a WWE observer releases beautiful olive ridley sea turtle from entrapment.

An extremely dangerous storm is slicing toward northwestern Alaska and is expected to bring blizzard conditions and hurricane-strength winds to the state's west

The cat-carried parasite Toxoplasma gondi has been associated with a variety of illnesses, but you can take simple precautions.

We all know there's too much plastic making its way into the environment; here's an innovative solution to a seemingly intractable problem.

Vanessa answers questions on recycling, including plastic bottle caps, plastic overwrap, motor oil, glass and taped cardboard boxes.

The celestial object C/2019 Y4 or ATLAS may be visible to the naked eye by May. It was only just discovered in 2019.

Fresh eggs last from two hours to a year, depending on where you buy them and how you store them.

It could represent a biodegradable solution to the omnipresent pollution clogging our landfills.

Georgia Tech researchers have developed a flexible packaging material that combines cellulose nanocrystals and chitin nanofibers. It could replace PET.

The paper Unocup ditches plastic in a bid to reduce waste and improve ergonomics.

Microplastics in fresh water are primarily laundry lint that comes from washing machines, and they end up in your drinking glass.

They're baaack ... nearly 30 years later, solar panels are once again gracing the roof of America's most famous neoclassical mansion.

Scientists have discovered a novel new way of using microwaves to turn orange peels and other plant-based waste into plastic.

Closest living relative of Arktocara yakataga can only be found in rivers in South Asia.

Vault lights in the sidewalks were useful ways to light the rooms down below.

While parts of the country were still sweltering, the West was hit by a weekend snowfall.

As much as two-thirds of the U.S could be plunged into record-breaking cold, but autumn isn't done yet.

NASA's video shows drastic amounts of arctic ice disappearing over the last 25 years.

A new time-lapse video shows Earth's glaciers in Alaska and the Yukon melting at an accelerated pace.

This plastic-free solution for shampoo, conditioner and more from Nohbo could be the solution.

Buying quality garments saves you money and can save the planet.

Obama and Gore; seeing red in Detroit; the case for green nerds; superviruses die of loneliness; life from asteroids; Better Place gets bigger

Obama's green team, officially; Al Gore's green ball; the tiniest ecosystem; smog, soot and climate change; the Aussies' lowball; peak oil in 11 years?

Maybe it's time to rethink the rules of water warfare and retreat to the age of squirt guns and water balloons.

The way we use our cities has changed, the forces that drive them, all driven by the phone. It's also likely that we ain't seen nuthin' yet.

Just why is that grocery bag or holiday wrapping paper so irresistable to your feline friend? Scientists have some thoughts on why cats love paper and plastic.