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Washington DC is considering legislation that would establish a bottle bill in the nation's capital. The proposal introduced ...

Pitt students may think they’re being sustainable when they toss their coffee cups into campus recycling bins, but in reality ...

When you buy a new iPhone, Apple takes it back when you're done with it. When you finish a bottle of Coke in Germany, the manufacturer pays for its recycling. So why does your 4,000-pound SUV – ...

With the help of many, students at Brooke Middle School worked to collect hundreds of pounds of recyclable plastic and got to ...

Coca-Cola Euro Pacific Partners and Keep Scotland Beautiful launched a pilot scheme offering students cash incentives for ...