If the residence shows no sign of improvement after four red tags, the residence will be taken off the city’s list of recycling pick-ups. The city allowed residents to use the bin as an extra ...

What exactly goes into the recycling bin and what doesn't? 04:40. PEABODY - About one-third of Americans recycle, but despite our best intentions we recycle things that hurt the cause.

Most recycling facilities accept empty, clean, dry number 1 or 2 plastic. Some locations accept numbers 1 through 7, while others won't take number 3, 6, or 7. It's best to check before you chuck ...

Widespread confusion about the recycling requirements means that many sustainably minded people toss items in the single-stream bin that don’t belong there. By Lucy Hodgman , Staff Writer March ...

First, the good news: despite what you might hear, recycling is not broken and it does work. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the American recycling rate climbed from 6.4 percent ...

Is recycling plastic just a feel-good charade we should stop bothering to play act, or is there some utility in keeping up the plastic recycling stream? The Week US Edition ...