Changes to household collections are part of wider moves to increase the recycling rates, which have stalled in recent years.

We all have a shared responsibility to protect the environment and it’s vital to explore sustainable ways to deal with items that are no longer needed. While it’s generally easy to learn what ...

“In the U.S., shopping bags, wraps, and films aren’t accepted in most municipal curbside recycling programs,” Penge says. “However, many of these thin, flexible plastics are acceptable for store ...

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 ...

American household garbage increases by 25% over the holidays, but it doesn't have to tax the area's stressed trash disposal ...

According to Minnkota EnviroServices Sales Manager Mary Aldrich, nationally, waste increases by around 25% around the holidays. At MinnKota’s downtown Fargo recycling facility, the company processes ...

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 ...

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 ...

The day after Christmas is usually the busiest day of the year for recycling facilities, as people rush to get rid of trash ...

What can and can't be recycled varies depending on where you live. Here are some tips to reduce waste – and save money. 🎁⬇️ ...

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 ...

One of the most common holiday items, cardboard, is recyclable, but DPW urges residents to break down boxes fully and remove ...