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.

All that trash piled into your recycling bin might actually be treasure. The hastily discarded laundry-detergent bottle, for instance? Cut the top off, and it makes a fine watering jug. You may ...

A video posted last week by Quantum Tech racked up nearly 100,000 views in less than 24 hours on YouTube. What drew so much attention? The “Brilliant Ideas with Plastic Bottles” video, with a tagline ...

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 people refill old plastic bottles because it feels easy, cheap, and harmless. The habit looks safe on the surface, but everyday wear changes these bottles in ways the eye can’t catch. Tiny cracks ...

After draining a water bottle, it might be tempting to fill it back up from the tap without a second thought. But can you really reuse plastic water bottles? Plastic bottles don't seem to be going ...

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 ...

Dear EarthTalk: Are the rumors true that refilling and reusing some types of plastic bottles can cause health problems? — Regina Fujan, Lincoln, Neb. Most types of plastic bottles are safe to reuse at ...

The adoption of any new policies such as bottle bills, reuse systems, EPR or certain food packaging bans could reduce ...