PORTLAND - After more than a decade of accepting plastics, recycling centers are saying no to some of them. The change comes because of a sudden decision by China to stop buying several types of rigid ...

The new How2Recycle labels will start rolling out on PP cups this year. Years of collaboration between Starbucks, WM and ...

REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE: A new contract with Waste Management in Little Rock could expand accepted recyclables. Credit: Brian Chilson The contract between the city of Little Rock and Waste Management ...

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The world is drowning in plastic. Producers are peddling a “solution” that is more like an illusion. Is there anything more pathetic than a used plastic bag? But the plastics industry is working to ...

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Greasy Pizza Boxes Grease and oil are two of the worst contaminants in paper recycling, and greasy pizza boxes are one of the ...

Buncombe County residents use an astounding number of single-use plastic bags every year — 130 million, by one estimate — and, despite being recyclable, nearly all end up in landfills where they ...

Inhalers, EpiPens, home tests for flu or Covid, mouth guards. They accumulate in our homes, and recycling methods and advice can be tricky to pin down. By Ted Alcorn Most of the plastic in your ...

When it comes to sustainability, we all love a good glass half-full of self-righteousness. But now, your orange juice-sipping habits are a battlefield for eco-consciousness, with glass bottles glowing ...