recycling

Washington is poised to become the 7th state in the nation to make manufacturers pay for the cost of recycling the packaging they produce.

A bill being considered would shift responsibility for packaging that piles up in landfills – from taxpayers to the manufacturers that produce it.

Democrats are back with a “streamlined” version of a bill that seeks to standardize the state’s recycling system and cut down on waste going into landfills.

A company is betting on aluminum to solve K-cups’ sustainability problem. But experts say it’s complicated.

In a move that’s more environmentally friendly move, Amazon is moving from putting plastic air pillows in its packages in North America to using recycled paper filling instead.

Inside the effort to standardize the design of returnable containers.

California's attorney general is investigating oil and gas companies for allegedly deceiving the public that most plastic can be recycled, citing NPR and PBS Frontline's investigation of the industry.

Recycling rates in King County are some of the highest in the nation. The statewide ban on single-use plastic bags that took effect Oct. 1 is also improving efforts to reduce waste and recover valuable resources. But officials here say there’s still a lot of room for improvement.

It looks increasingly likely that Washington will ban plastic foam, reduce plastic waste and strengthen recycling markets. A bill to that effect is nearly…

A law that would respond to the plastic waste crisis in the U.S. is advancing in the state Legislature. It passed the state Senate earlier this month; a…