According to the latest statistics by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, only 23.6% of municipal solid waste is recycled—even though they estimate that 75% is recyclable. One of the major ...

Goodwill isn’t a landfill. These 11 items—recalled baby gear, used mattresses, opened cosmetics, hazardous materials, expired ...

It’s easy to get confused about what can and can’t be recycled. The No. 1 rule is to follow your local guidelines. Print them and post them by your recycling bins for quick reference. But ...

Trying to recycle the wrong materials only clogs up the system. We asked a recycling expert about the dos and don'ts of recycling takeout boxes.

You toss them in the blue bin with confidence. A pizza box here, some shredded paper there, maybe that coffee cup from this ...

While some categories of recyclable items are picked up by your local municipality, others need to be taken to a specialty recycling program in order to be properly recycled or reused. This is because ...

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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 ...

When every online order results in another empty box, all that cardboard stacks up. Here's how to recycle it at the curb or a local collection site.

A binman has warned people their recycling could not be collected if a simple item is spotted in their waste. It's vital to ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The City of Hattiesburg has come up with a better way to get rid of leftover Christmas boxes and wrapping paper. The annual ‘REthink REcycle Stuff a Truck” event has ...