Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. Plastics are among the ...

Operators must be strategic when implementing a recycling program for residents to ensure it’s efficient, effective and easy, explains Graham Rihn of RoadRunner Recycling. More than 30 percent of ...

BROOKHAVEN, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- New rules for recycling are going into effect in parts of Long Island due to the collapse of the recycling market worldwide. It was hailed as a recycling breakthrough.

Greasy Pizza Boxes You polish off the last slice of pepperoni pizza and hold the box in your hand. The grease has seeped ...

The company that handles Bellingham’s recycling pickup is gearing up for a single-stream system that will save money. The City Council in March approved switching to a single-stream recycling system.

Contamination issues and depressed markets for recyclables have some communities reconsidering the mix of materials they collect for recycling. Other communities are examining the methods they use to ...

GREENVILLE — On some level, tossing your soda can or plastic butter tub into the recycling bin just feels right. It has for years, ever since cities and other entities that pick up trash from the curb ...

Columbia is rebuilding its tornado-damaged recycling facility after the City Council approved a $3.6 million construction ...

Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. Plastics are among the ...