Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Welcome to Sustainability with Sarah! I’m the climate change and environmental reporter for The Greenville News, covering issues ...

Even if you make every effort to use a reusable grocery bag, we will all inevitably shop without it at least once — and take home a plastic shopping bag along with our wares. These things add up ...

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“The waste stream and recycling stream have shifted during COVID-19,” said Elizabeth Schussler, senior director of social change, behavior and impact at The Recycling Partnership. “There is more waste ...

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Crowd sourcing, giving the public an opportunity to provide information rather than seeking it from single sources, is an efficient way to gather data and sometimes provides unexpected results. Indeed ...

Plastic bags and films can’t be recycled in a traditional curbside recycling bin, but there are still many opportunities for local residents to recycle these single-use plastics. A report published by ...