Only about a third of the glass used in the U.S. gets recycled. That’s much lower than Europe, where some countries have recycling rates above 90%. So what gives? And what can we do about it?

Art Goulet, of Camarillo, contacted me regarding my recent article about leaving lids on plastic bottles when recycling, keeping lids off steel containers and handling aseptic packages and juice boxes ...

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Hometown connections, including a Little League coach, helped an Erie company save 1.3 million pounds of glass bottles from being trashed in upstate New York. Prism Glass Recycling stepped in to find ...

This story has been updated to note that Millcreek Township continues to accept glass for recycling from residents. A new company will be collecting glass at local drop-off points. Prism Glass ...

A new bill cosponsored by Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, could give Washingtonians refunds for glass and plastic, to boost recycling. OLYMPIA — In another effort to boost recycling in Washington, a ...

Tina Crapsi and Dawn Vincent still laugh about the empty, miniature bottles of liquor each had squirreled away during separate flights in the early days of their relationship. As they searched ...

Glass recycling is coming to McCandless. “A bottle, jar or jug dropped in the bin today could be recycled and back on a store shelf in less than 30 days,” said Pennsylvania Resources Council Deputy ...

Katie Aldworth grabs an empty wine bottle, puts it into a glass crusher, and then walks through her Maryland pottery studio with the end product: glass sand. After measuring out 275 grams, she pours ...