Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recycling standards vary across the US, with municipalities often setting their own unique rules. Recycling the wrong material or ...

These seven everyday items seem like safe bets for the blue bin. They're not, and tossing them in can ruin everything around ...

An advanced recycling process claims it can handle hard-to-recycle plastics, like packaging. But critics say it's not worth the effort.In a brightly-lit room in Houston, Texas, environmental activist ...

Most of us genuinely want to recycle correctly. The problem is that good intentions don't always translate into good habits, and the gap between the two ends up costing more than people realize. In ...

A woman puts a plastic bag in the recycling bin outside her home - Rez-art/Getty Images Like most people, you probably assume you mastered the art of recycling bottles, cans, cardboard boxes, milk ...

Residents in both Columbia and Ashland will see changes to how they discard their recycling starting in June.  Currently, the city of Columbia picks up recycling every other week depending on each ...

A digital platform designed to make waste and recycling information easy to find, understand and use is being rolled out across the suburbs and statewide. If you haven’t been notified already, chances ...

Since Armstrong World Industries introduced its ceiling tile recycling program eight years ago, the company has diverted more than 4 million pounds of material from landfills. Steven Baer, senior ...

If your recycling bins are full every week, you know you’re doing your part to help the environment. Your community may have a list of what it does and doesn’t accept on recycling day, but sometimes ...

You may have heard that recycling plastic grocery bags can jam up machinery, but what might not be as well known is that ...

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 ...

Though Christmas is behind us, you may still have some post-holiday cleanup to take care of. Everyone knows how to do dishes, break down boxes and sweep up. One thing that can cause some seasonal ...