More than $1 million is spent on a San Francisco program that's supposed to encourage convenient, easy recycling - but public records tell a different story.
MISSING YOUR MINIS? The company behind several major hotel chains has decided to scrap the plastic to cut down on waste.
"Everyone has an hour. I'm a Mom, I got two kids and I am very busy but I can come out for an hour and make a difference in my community."
San Francisco was the first city in the nation to ban plastic bags in 2007. And now the city's ban on some commonly used single-use foodware plastics is in effect.
Pepsi is ditching plastic bottles for some of its products in an attempt to reduce plastic waste.
New research published Thursday estimates that roughly 414 million pieces of trash have washed ashore on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.