Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you're like most people, your recycling bin holds plenty of empty plastic bottles. But before you toss another bottle on the ...

Not sure what to do with all those empty water bottles lying around? Before you throw them out, consider giving them a second ...

You might get eco-guilt when you toss a plastic bottle into the recycling bin. Will the material from the container really be used to make something new? The answer to that question is unclear.

Man holding plastic water bottle - Eyeem Mobile Gmbh/Getty Images Plastic water bottles come in handy for quenching your thirst during an outing, but after you've enjoyed the last drop, what do you do ...

Outside a Savannah, Georgia, apartment building on a recent evening, next to a food truck serving up po’boys, is a small box truck emblazoned with green leaves. Inside are wooden shelves of reusable ...

Many Germantown residents may find themselves with an excess of plastic water bottles after the city's water was deemed unsafe for more than a week. While the city of Germantown does recycle most ...

Gloved hands place plastic bottles and jugs in a blue bin. - Fangxianuo/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Think of all the plastic containers in our lives; edibles ...

Dear Dr. Blonz: I have heard that harmful changes can occur in water bottle plastic during heating in a microwave. While I don't microwave these bottles, I have been opting to reuse them after washing ...

Worldwide, a million plastic drinking bottles are bought every minute. Most are probably thrown away or end up in landfill. Although awareness of the plastic waste issue has been growing in recent ...