A bale of commingled materials at Republic Services in Bend. Recycle or send it to the landfill? That is the question asked by many an individual who has held an empty tub of cream cheese, a discarded ...

Recycling is a nightmare. We all want to reduce waste— 93% of Americans support recycling—but in the real world, many/most people don't really know what's recyclable and what isn't. So we toss every ...

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, almost 94 tons of municipal solid waste were recycled and composed in 2018 – about 32%. But there's also the looming issue of contamination, rendering ...

National Recycling Day was on Saturday, as the push to get people to recycle correctly grows urgently by the day. Recycling ...

Do you want to recycle more but are afraid of getting it wrong? You're not alone. According to the 2024 WM Recycling Report, ...

It's the day after Christmas and all through the house, there are piles of paper maybe as tall as your spouse. Packages and bows, there are plenty of those, but what can you do with all you accrue? If ...

“With the recent expansion and some new equipment at Pope/Douglas,” he says, “in addition to sorting more recyclables that ...

The holidays create a lot of waste, with all the wrapped presents, holiday-centric clothing and strands of lights that don't ...

It’s time to come clean about recycling. I’ve been doing it for years. Or so I thought. A couple of things have come to light as both Beaufort County and the Town of Hilton Head Island take new steps ...

(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.) Correction: The city of Corpus Christi recycles plastics that display the numbers 1, 2 or 5 inside a triangle. A previous ...

YOU MAY THINK YOU’RE HELPING THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT THE CITY OF OMAHA AND ITS RECYCLING CONTRACTOR CONTRACTORS SAY TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE RECYCLING THINGS THAT THEY HAVE TO THROW AWAY. LAST MONTH, KETV GOT ...