Steel and aluminum cans are recyclable, but other metal items are not. Pots, pans, baking sheets, silverware, and bicycle or ...

The practice of crushing aluminum cans before dumping them in the garbage is common. While many might think they are doing ...

When that happens, the entire bag is treated like trash. Holiday decorations and wrapping materials also create confusion.

Most people see old Coke bottles as nothing more than empty containers destined for the recycling bin. They couldn't be more ...

One Reddit user shared their simple (and brilliant) idea for reusing glass bottles: seed storage. In the r/ZeroWaste ...

STAMFORD — Early on a recent weekday morning, a woman with cropped gray hair walked the streets of Springdale carrying a large plastic bag. It was garbage and recycling pickup day for the neighborhood ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alex Jordan, University of Wisconsin-Stout (THE CONVERSATION) Every week, millions of ...

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 ...

Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, California supermarkets and grocery stores will be required to take back bottles and containers to recycle. However, a new report by Consumer Watchdog says CalRecycle needs to ...

Is recycling worth it? Take a deep dive into Raleigh recycling and learn about what and how to recycle, what happens to the things we recycle and much more. Recycling makes a difference for the ...