DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – After the excitement of Christmas morning, families are often left with a lot of wrapping paper and boxes. Local agencies are sending out the reminder that a lot of material can ...

Though Christmas is behind us, you may still have some post-holiday cleanup to take care of. Everyone knows how to do dishes, break down boxes and sweep up. One thing that can cause some seasonal ...

As Christmas Day comes to a close, so many of our homes will be filled with piles and piles of holiday wrapping scraps. We’ll tell you how to properly dispose of all this waste — what can be recycled ...

According to its latest calculations, up to 69 percent of paper available for recovery in the United States was recycled last year, including up to 76 percent of cardboard. According to the American ...

Paper is a ubiquitous part of everyday life, but how is it made, and where did it originate? Ancient Egyptians made an early version of plant-based paper using papyrus — which is where the word "paper ...

APPLETON – If you live in Winnebago, Outagamie or Brown County, there's a good chance that the paper and cardboard you recycle may end up in the products made by local paper mills. Adam Kositzke finds ...

The world was a very different place in the 1970s when Steinbeis Papier launched its factory to recycle used telephone books in Germany. Considered pioneering at the time, recycling has become a ...

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Living a more sustainable life can take many forms, from shopping locally and reducing single-use plastics to using a reusable water bottle or composting. However, one area you might not consider when ...