Knowing your symbols makes it easier to reuse and recycle. Groups 1, 2, and 5 are easy to recycle curbside, but groups 4, 6, and 7 are more difficult.

The report says growth in U.S. plastic recycling could add more than 173,000 jobs and create $12.8 billion in annual payroll, ...

After draining a water bottle, it might be tempting to fill it back up from the tap without a second thought. But can you really reuse plastic water bottles?Plastic bottles don't seem to be going ...

At the Republic Services Recycling Center on Cole Road, waste whirs on a conveyor belt past workers who scramble to pull contaminants off the line. Trash goes in barrels at the workers’ sides, and ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's Earth Week and the ABC7 I-Team and ABC News have new details on their efforts to track plastic bags. A previous joint investigation found that several plastic bags which were ...

Rumpke Waste & Recycling and the Hefty ReNew program have announced the expansion of the Hefty ReNew program to the region. Hefty ReNew is a hard-to-recycle plastics recovery program for residents and ...

I’m a dedicated recycler. I fret when I see people throwing garbage in with soda cans and empty water bottles. I’ve even been known to rescue recyclables from the trash — at my house, for sure, but ...

Tossing the wrong items into recycling can gum up the entire process. Here are seven takeout containers that should skip the blue bin entirely.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." None of us are perfect. Maybe you never questioned why your apartment building warns you not to place ...

In Caren Sage’s Boise home, plastic is a hot topic. Her family participates in the Hefty ReNew recycling program, which Boise implemented in 2018. Residents can use the orange bags for plastics Nos. 4 ...

As part of the settlement announced Friday, the four manufacturers - Revolution Sustainable Solutions, Metro Poly Corp., ...