California has hailed itself as a leader in single-use plastic reduction and legislation. But a scuttling of its pioneering ...

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.

Plastics labeled with resin codes between 1 and 7 used to all be eligible for recycling. Now, there's no market for some types of plastic, and nearly a quarter of what gets sent to sorting facilities ...

You might assume most takeout containers are recyclable in 2025, but that's far from true. While some materials are almost always safe to recycle such as glass and paper, others have a gray area and ...

With millions of tons of plastic being tossed into trash cans every year, many folks prioritize finding creative ways to reduce their contribution to landfills. Plastic water bottles, plastic utensils ...

At the Republic Services Recycling Center on Cole Road, waste whirs on a conveyor belt past workers who scramble to pull contaminants off the line. Trash goes in barrels at the workers’ sides, and ...

2025 was not a good year for recycling markets. Prices went down for everything in your bin. The only real difference is how ...