Our expert says: It’s better than adding another piece of plastic to the problem.

Here are a few things you can do to help.

Landfills should also be outfitted with facilities to monitor and control existing methane emissions.

An Earth Institute staffer gives advice on alternative trash bag options and how reduce your need for trash bags altogether.

Sustainability Management student Asami Tanimoto dug through the university’s trash to discover what we’re throwing out, and how we can do better.

No, not that kind of trashy – we’re talking here about what New York City neighborhoods produce the most municipal solid waste per person.