It’s time to come clean about recycling. I’ve been doing it for years. Or so I thought. A couple of things have come to light as both Beaufort County and the Town of Hilton Head Island take new steps ...

Many recycling bins across the country are now overflowing with discarded packaging, wrapping paper and other detritus of the holiday season. But not all of it belongs there, causing extra work this ...

According to the latest statistics by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, only 23.6% of municipal solid waste is recycled—even though they estimate that 75% is recyclable. One of the major ...

Recycling is a nightmare. We all want to reduce waste— 93% of Americans support recycling—but in the real world, many/most people don't really know what's recyclable and what isn't. So we toss every ...

Once a week you likely schlep a big green bin with a yellow top to the end of your driveway. The contents inside – plastics, aluminum, paper – are picked up by a large recycle truck and taken… where?

Despite residents’ best intentions, there remains widespread confusion about the do’s and don’ts in metro Phoenix cities.

Glass bottles are heavy and must travel to Atlanta to be recycled from Kentucky, but reusing them can reduce the effect on the environment. Bigstock Have you ever wondered what happens to the plastic ...

As a beauty editor, I inevitably collect copious amounts of products for work — and every few months, this leaves me with a hefty pile of empty or used products to dispose of. As someone who regularly ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Is recycling working? We all assume it is when we put our recycling bins out on the curb every week. But the truth is much of it, especially plastic, is ending up in our landfills ...

(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.) Correction: The city of Corpus Christi recycles plastics that display the numbers 1, 2 or 5 inside a triangle. A previous ...

A pile of plastic, glass and aluminum waits to be sorted on July 12, 2024 at i2recycle’s facility located in the Hardeeville Industrial Park in Hardeeville, S.C. Drew Martin [email protected] ...