Everyday items like clothing, plastics and packaging can last centuries. Here’s how long they tend to breakdown and why design and consumer choices must change.

Bob Evely is a rubbish investigator, and smiles at the double meaning. He says his team are actually highly effective at tracing who dumped rubbish illegally – according to South Gloucestershire ...

But whether refilling actually makes a difference depends on how these systems are used and what they replace. Scores of ...

You can't recycle tiny pieces of aluminum, Lottie explained. Instead, you are supposed to save up your aluminum foil until ...

How many plastic grocery bags does it take to add up to 1,000 pounds? We don’t know, but Allen Purgason might have a guess.

We go behind the scenes at a food waste processing plant in Northamptonshire.

"Especially fatty foods or acidic foods leach chemicals from plastic," Loria recommended. "If you can avoid putting your food into a plastic Tupperware or plastic bag, and you can use foil or glass ...

You can probably save more than you think.