What would you have us do?': the plastic credits problem Twice a day, sirens sound at Cambodia's Chip Mong Insee cement kiln, warning limestone will soon be blasted from the karst mountain that ...

President Trump's executive order banning plastic straws was signed one day before Montgomery County council members ...

to plastic bags and even water bottles, which are generally recyclable. "They have filters," said Vork, who operates machinery at the kiln. "It's not like they're burning it in a field." ...

The smoke may be temporary, but toxic air pollution is an ever-present danger with effects that linger for generations.

In the public’s mind, and to many governments and industry groups, recycling happens any time a used product is refashioned into something new. It’s this definition that allows so many T-shirts, tote ...

Montgomery County Council President Kate Stewart (D-Dist. 4) and Vice President Will Jawando (D-At-large) pose with reusable bags that will be distributed to constituents after the County Council ...

I’m a dedicated recycler. I fret when I see people throwing garbage in with soda cans and empty water bottles. I’ve even been ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia grocery stores could be forced to do away with plastic shopping bags. House Bill 1662, introduced by Del. Michael Jones (D-Chesterfield), would make it illegal ...