Thousands of beer bottles, cans and plastic cartons stacked in towering piles the living room of the three-bedroom home.

Anna Skinner is a Newsweek senior reporter based in Indianapolis. Her focus is reporting on the climate, environment and weather but she also reports on other topics for the National News Team.

Plastic bottles used for water storage release harmful chemicals like fluoride, arsenic, and BPA, posing serious health risks such as cancer, diabetes, and weakened immunity. Despite government ...

The use of plastic has now become a part of our lifestyle. From kitchen containers to water bottles, plastic is everywhere. Plastic has taken over everything, be it cups, plates, or straws.

Refill stations The initiative’s refill stations offer a convenient, eco-friendly alternative to single-use plastic bottles by providing free access to fresh, safe drinking water at key ...

In today’s health-conscious world, the choice between glass and plastic bottles has become a hot topic. While plastic bottles are lightweight and convenient, glass bottles are often touted as ...

A new type of adhesive that can be cleanly removed from plastic bottles and packaging before disposal could lead to better-quality recycled plastic, a new study has shown. The adhesives used to ...

seeking to create an alternative to water bottles using cardboard or glass, and develop a floating plastic trash collector. Last week, their project landed them in front of a CEO who wanted to ...

BOTTLE MAKERS TO TETHER CAPS TO BOTTLES. SPONSORS OF THIS PROPOSAL SAY SINGLE USE PLASTIC CAPS ARE EASILY SEPARATED FROM BOTTLES, REDUCING THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THEY’LL BE RECYCLED. A NUMBER OF ...

While the treaty fight will continue for at least one more negotiating session, the domestic front lines ... 40 percent of plastic products are used once and tossed, such as bottles, cups, bags ...

You forget to bring your water bottle to the airport, so you buy a plastic one and keep refilling it. Or you order takeout for dinner and save the black plastic container to pack your lunch the ...

You may have bought a drink recently and noticed something odd: the once removable cap is now tethered to the bottle by a small strip of plastic. Manufacturers have included the tether on bottles ...