GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — Polykemi AB, a Swedish plastic manufacturer, will establish its first U.S. production facility in Gaston County, creating more than 20 new jobs. The company plans to invest more ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SAN FRANCISCO – Concluding his statewide investigation into plastic bag producers and whether the plastic bags they have sold ...

The fast and furious dismissal of straws by food service and consumers in 2018 was only the beginning of the end for single-use plastic packaging, which analysts with Euromonitor International predict ...

You might not imagine a trash cleanup as a joyous occasion. But the Alliance for the Great Lakes' Adopt-a-Beach events are filled with fun and laughter, built on a shared vision of a clean, healthy ...

In California, prosecutors are launching a new front in the fight against deceptive recycling claims. The Golden State’s Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it had sent letters to seven top ...