Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WM bales and sells the plastic film it recovers at its MRF in Germantown, Wisconsin, as it does for other materials such as OCC ...

If you toss anything you think is recyclable in your bin, it's time to stop that 'wish-cycling' habit because you're likely ...

Heavy industries such as aviation and chemical manufacturing contribute to about 20% of overall U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and will continue to depend on fossil fuels. While scientists are ...

It’s no secret that when it comes to household-generated paper and plastics, the U.S. has a recovery problem. Recent reports, including those published by The Recycling Partnership (TRP), Washington, ...

What started as a small annoyance with my recycling bin turned into a bigger problem once it kept happening. My neighbor had gotten into the habit of using my bin often enough that it started ...

Despite decades of recycling campaigns, U.S. paper waste has plateaued or reversed in key categories. Here's where the ...

Cincinnati — Greg Janson recycles plastics. That's what he does. But this doesn't mean he likes the conditions he sees every day in the industry. And the challenges facing the business call for a new ...

Stockton councillor Nigel Cooke says he is "confident" the new system will "settle down".

For weeks, KPRC 2 has been reporting on the recycling pickup delay problem plaguing residents across the City of Houston. According to the city website, the recycling pickup schedule was set to be ...