Many food containers seem recyclable, but they really aren't. Here's what to put in the recycling bin and what you should ...

At Columbia’s landfill, ribbons of blue recycling bags are scattered across a mound of trash that also includes old furniture ...

The Longmeadow Select Board provided residents with a little extra time and choice around the new recycling carts required as ...

Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that material and ways engineering is trying to improve the process ...

A gardening expert has demonstrated four ways you can use cardboard in your garden instead of putting it in the bin.

Amazon’s Sustainable Materials Innovation Lab is trying to design a kind of plastic that's cleaner to make—and easier to ...

Graham wanted to know if cardboard containers with plastic caps can be recycled. Adams said that new technology now allows milk cartons, juice boxes and plastic-lined paper coffee cups to be recycled.

Yeah, those are recyclable as long as they're clean. Paper or cardboard containers: These are often made from recycled materials and can be recycled themselves. Some are even biodegradable and ...

It’s a safe bet there’s something in your house that needs to be thrown out. Is it that old mattress shoved in the crawl space? A microwave that hasn’t worked in three years? Stacks of ...

Keep America Beautiful and the Shawnee County Solid Waste Department shared how you can best recycle in the area.

The city of Spokane promised to simplify recycling 13 years ago, telling residents they could dump aluminum cans, plastics, newsprint, paper, cardboard boxes, wine bottles and more into one large blue ...

Some councils have begun utilising bin tags, CCTV, and waste inspectors to clamp down on households contaminating their bins.