On September 15, organizations and individuals will join forces to clean up the nation’s parks, trails, beaches, mountains and open spaces.

Interface set a zero waste goal in the 1990s, when basically no one else was. Now, the company is ahead of its 2020 target and is onto its next sustainable mission.

New report shows cigarette butts exceed the number of straws, bottles and other plastic garbage found in the oceans.

The company noted the real challenge is to increase the number of bottles that make their way into recycling facilities.

Research and development partnership formed to produce 100 percent bio-based bottles.

Noting a “roving, roiling debate over local control of public affairs,” the Texas Supreme Court struck down a municipal anti-litter ordinance that would have prohibited merchants from providing single-use plastic bags.

Waste Wizard aims to help 12 member communities determine which materials can be reused, recycled, composted or disposed.

SERDC, RRS and U.S. EPA Region 4 have joined to provide evaluation tools that consider how to manage and recycle solid waste effectively.

Participants of the spin class, hosted by ecoATM Gazelle and FlyWheel Sports, rode 15 miles, or the distance of 172,800 phones.

This year's program offers more than 250 free online resources with the goal of increasing recycling rates at schools across the nation.