The economics of recycling have shifted drastically over the past year, threatening the viability of single-stream curbside collection in Maryland and across the United States.

We assume that recycling "saves trees" or raw materials for production. But does it?

An NPR and PBS Frontline investigation reveals how the oil and gas industry used the promise of recycling to sell more plastic, even when they knew it would never work on a large scale.

Are you guilty of "wish cycling"? That's the practice of tossing questionable items in the recycling bin, hoping they can somehow be recycled. Here's a rundown of top offenders.

The world faces an indisputable plastic pollution crisis. This plan outlines eight steps the President can take that will immediately set the nation on a pathway to a plastic pollution-free future.

While existing initiatives such as a national recycling goal are likely to make headway, and Democratic majorities in Congress could affect legislation, trade groups don't anticipate major changes...