A previous joint investigation between the ABC7 I-Team and ABC News found that several plastic bags which were supposed to be recycled ended up in landfills or incinerators. Now there is new ...

An investigation into the plastic recycling streams in the US revealed how the governing bodies are selling a lie.

California and other states — and some cities — have learned a lesson: Bans on plastic bags don’t always go as planned. In fact, California's original ban made things worse.

A St. Louis native is taking action—because recycling matters. Did you know plastic bags can’t go in your curbside recycling bin? These bags jam machinery at recycling facilities, contaminate other ...

According to the PGA, an estimated 812,010,000 pounds of post-consumer film (including plastic bags) was recovered in 2006, representing a 24 percent increase from figures in 2005. Bag manufacturers ...

The bins accept soft plastics that many community recycling operations, including Boise’s, do not. But after ABC News in 2022 and 2023 placed 46 trackers wrapped in plastic bags into store drop ...

As of Aug. 1, San Antonio will no longer accept plastic bags, dry cleaner bags and other forms of what’s known as plastic film for recycling, even if they’re neatly bundled. You’ll get a couple of ...

Lexington is collecting plastic bags at multiple locations including at the Lexington City Government Center, 200 E. Main St. The bags will be recycled and turned into a bench for LexTran riders.

The plastic bag you leave in your cereal box as you recycle that cardboard box is causing a big problem. Packaging envelopes, grocery bags and Bubble Wrap aren’t helping either.