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 ...

Many recycling bins across the country are now overflowing with discarded packaging, wrapping paper and other detritus of the holiday season. But not all of it belongs there, causing extra work this ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Is there anything more pathetic than a used plastic bag? They ...

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 ...

We all know that recycling is good for the planet. But sometimes, the difference between what you should and shouldn't recycle isn't obvious. When it comes to plastic, the rules can be extra confusing ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Recycling is increasing in the Omaha metro as people are now separating recyclables from trash. 6 News got a glimpse of how the city’s main recycling center, Firstar Fiber keeps ...

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As a beauty editor, I inevitably collect copious amounts of products for work — and every few months, this leaves me with a hefty pile of empty or used products to dispose of. As someone who regularly ...

Glass bottles are heavy and must travel to Atlanta to be recycled from Kentucky, but reusing them can reduce the effect on the environment. Bigstock Have you ever wondered what happens to the plastic ...

(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 ...