Tossing everything into the blue bin (or however it’s sorted in your area) feels like a good deed for the planet. People ...

Some items you can recycle in one city may be prohibited in another. Batteries, plastic bags, small appliances, and more may not be allowed.

I like to think of myself as a good caretaker of the planet. To that end, I am faithful about placing my recyclable waste items—plastic containers, glass bottles and jars, cans, paper and ...

Spring cleaning season is underway, and experts say the push to declutter is also a chance to keep harmful materials out of ...

Every day, the average American throws away over 4.9 pounds of trash. Much of this could be reused, repaired, or reimagined. Waste reduction and upcycling (or reuse) are two powerful ways to save ...

Sitting atop a table next to 64-cubic-foot bins containing scores of recyclable materials was a large stuffed monkey. While dozens of shoes and other clothing items on the table or inside the bin will ...

Creating waste goes hand in hand with modern society. But how we dispose of it has changed significantly in recent decades. Disposal sites have largely moved from small, unregulated landfills where ...

At a New Hampshire facility, agricultural plastics are compacted together. Photo courtesy Guy Crosby/CNS Camryn Woods is a reporter with the Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s ...

Thirty-six thousand square feet can hardly contain the expanding operations of Cincinnati Recycle and Reuse Hub, a waste diversion non-profit located in Price Hill. Nicknamed “the Hub”, this ...

Tennessee's proposed Waste to Jobs Act aims to shift recycling costs from taxpayers to corporations, Oak Ridge's EQAB chair ...