An eastern Iowa city is considering a ban on plastic grocery bags. Iowa City Mayor Regenia Bailey says the issue will be discussed at an upcoming city council work session. She’s not sure if a ...

Plastic is fed into a shredder before being ground down into smaller pieces and melted, on Feb. 22 at Plastic Recycling of Iowa Falls in Iowa Falls. The company uses recycled plastic material ...

Iowa City Recycling Coordinator Jen Jordan plastic bags present an environmental hazard on a number of fronts. "It’s really about the sheer volume of these bags being out there," Jordan said.

More and more studies have confirmed what most people that spend time outside around Iowa have known for a long time: Plastic pollution is ruining our environment. Arguably the worst of the ...

The Iowa Grocery Industry Association is giving out Build With Bags grants of $2,000 each to community groups who can use the money to buy various items made from recycled plastic. The deadline to ...

Artist uses 110-foot grain silo as canvas to create large Iowa mural. Shelby Fleig. The Des Moines Register. FORT DODGE, Iowa – Of all the murals he's painted around the world, ...