The small town Plympton, Massachusetts, eliminated 305 tons of garbage a year by making everyone pay for what they toss.

When you outlaw or discourage the sale of plastic bags, fewer of them end up as litter on beaches.

The new Firefly Grove Park is officially open on Wauwatosa’s west side, and visitors will be greeted by a whimsical creature.

Don’t use e-cigarettes unless they can be recycled. Ban the butt? The city of San Francisco spends some $7.5 million a year cleaning up cigarette butts, and is far from the only municipality ...