Ever wanted to try your hand at hydroponics? All you need to get started are some gallon-sized plastic bottles, some small plastic cups, and vegetable seeds.

If you're like most people, your recycling bin holds plenty of empty plastic bottles. But before you toss another bottle on the pile, consider this: You can use those 2-liter soda bottles, ...

If you need more shoe storage, this DIY rack is a cheap, environmentally-friendly solution — all you need are water bottles, cardboard, glue, and paint.

Science has spoken: Although reusing plastic bottles for your drinking water does not cause cancer, it may lead to a buildup of bacteria and fungi (yuchh!), especially now the warm weather is finally ...

Start by gathering an empty water bottle, balloon, and a pushpin or scisors for later. To make sure that there is nothing wrong with the balloon, give it a test blow. Then, take the deflated balloon ...

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 ...

Imagine getting rewarded just for doing the right thing — that’s what Coca-Cola is doing to fight plastic pollution and promote sustainable habits. The beverage giant is rolling out Reverse Vending ...

Plastic represents one of the biggest waste challenges for cities in the future. The Wall Street Journal examines the new technologies that could revolutionize our conception of waste. Photo ...

Researchers have discovered how to make bottles empty faster, which has wide-ranging implications for many areas beyond the beverage industry. They explore this bottle-emptying phenomenon from the ...