In the public’s mind, and to many governments and industry groups, recycling happens any time a used product is refashioned into something new. It’s this definition that allows so many T-shirts, tote ...

Many items people throw in their blue recycling bin can't actually be accepted at the city's recycling facility. So what’s ...

When Oregon banned retailers and restaurants from giving out plastic, single-use checkout bags in 2019, environmental groups hailed it as a big step forward in the fight against plastic waste.

By collecting 1,000 pounds of plastic bags and other materials, Middleton can earn a community bench made from recycled materials, according to the city. NexTrex, based in Winchester, Virginia, is a ...

You tuck the bag securely around that bin and then ... likes to use two of the cans in different colors for trash and recycling, making the otherwise “mundane function” a little more spirited ...