Thousands of consumer products made from recycled materials confirmed radioactive.

Guest blogger Scott Badenoch tackles 'Obama's failure on mountaintop removal.'

One of the cleanest places in your home may actually be one of the dirtiest, according to a study that suggests one in five showerheads spews out bacteria.

Video: A study conducted by Consumer Reports found BPA in almost all of the 19 name-brand foods tested -- from juice to chicken soup and tuna fish -- raising co

Each year, as many as 20 million people get sick from drinking contaminated water in the U.S.

Residents of a trailer park in Wyoming are fine with drinking bottled water, but the EPA says the park's owner should be doing more testing.

Moose lasagna, a hot seller at European stores operated by the world-dominating purveyor of flat-pack furnishings, is found to contain trace amounts of pork.

The winds and waves of Hurricane Sandy spilled enough sewage to match BP's oil spill more than 50 times over.

Scientists will release harmless gases in the New York City subway to determine noxious gas threat

A new study suggests there should be official rules on how often doctors clean these essential tools.

Dozens of sunken ships off U.S. coasts, such as the Jacob Luckenbach and USS Arizona, are leaking oil or could in the future.

Reusing old household items can give your home a fun, rustic dimension.

A new device that takes K-Cups apart has the potential to keep millions of single-use pods out of landfills.

Before you haul away that busted appliance, here are some creative ways to re-purpose it.

See how much plastic you can keep out of landfills if you start recycling in the bathroom today!

QVC star and intimate apparel designer Kathleen Kirkwood wants to recycle your old 36Bs.

TerraCycle's 'Make Garbage Great' says yes, with 100-plus recycling tips and DIY projects.

A fleeting ban on the ubiquitous landfill-clogger is overturned by a Manhattan judge.

Mealworms are able to safely subsist on a diet of polystyrene, researchers have found.

Tons of textiles end up in landfills every year, and we need a solution.

Meanwhile in England, shopping basket theft is on the rise.

It's a bird ... it's a plane ... if it's in New Orleans, it's just a Black Hawk helicopter airdropping old Christmas trees.

North Carolina State University's new pizza box composting project raises the bar for college recycling programs.

Onward Bag is landfill-skirting design at its most ingenious.

Author Adam Minter explains the growing pressures on recycling that ultimately go back to the consumer.

If you want paper or plastic in NYC, plan on sharing a few more nickels. The fee goes into effect on Oct. 1, 2016.

If you can't throw it in the curbside recycling bin, is it really 'easy?'

What happens when railway station buildings are no longer used? Here are 10 being used for restaurants, museums, homes and more.

Companies are salvaging ugly fruits and vegetables and making artisanal foods from what would traditionally have been tossed.

Thousands of dollars and many hours go into floral arrangements. Why not repurpose them for nursing homes and hospitals?

We make interesting decisions when we choose what to recycle and what to throw in the trash.

An item you need may be for sale in your own neighborhood — at a price way less than retail.

Popular online shopping holiday produces billions of dollars in sales — and billions of boxes in the trash.

Sweden, a recycling-happy land where 810,000 homes are heated by the incineration of waste, is facing a unique dilemma: It needs more fuel.

When you make room for the new, make sure you're responsible about disposing the old.

Amazon Give Back Box program makes donations easy, and you get a tax write-off as a bonus.

Robert Hulseman, the man who created the iconic cup, has died, but his impact lives on.

Dumpster diving may seem like a victimless crime, but it can land you in real trouble.

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Blake McFarland says he just wants to make cool things.

Single-stream recycling may be convenient, but it has a few pitfalls. And what consumers don't know can hurt the recycling process.

When it comes to plastic especially, it seems like a no-brainer to at least pick up some of it when you’re out in nature.

There doesn't seem to be anywhere to recycle one-time-use polyester graduation gowns so maybe they shouldn't be an option.

Manufacturing and distribution of plastic shopping bags come with steep fines and serious jail time in the East African nation.

Junkyards can be fascinating, profitable and, too often, dirty and ecologically dangerous.

Kamikatsu, where recyclables are sorted into 45 specific categories, is an old pro at landfill diversion.

The ReTuna mall in Eskilstuna provides a shining example of how the buy-use-dispose model can be turned on its head.

In drought areas, treated wastewater is added back to the potable water stream. It's safe, and one study says it even tastes better.

The fast-food chain is switching to paper straws later this year.

Several months into China's ban on most waste imports, a new study paints a sobering yet optimistic view of how we need to handle our plastic.

A river pollution clean-up project yields spectacular results in Rotterdam.