Three options are going before lawmakers to boost RI's recycling of bottles, and two include options to return bottles for a ...

Recycling gets confusing sometimes, especially when it comes to certain items. Discover which recycling rules you may (or may ...

Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum ...

"Our biggest concern is probably going to come in the form of retaliation against U.S. exports of our products," a recycling ...

The sustainability movement is gaining traction not just among consumers, but within entire retail supply chains.

National Harbor, Md. — It's well understood in the recycling business that the flow of discarded PET bottles into clothing and carpeting is currently a one-way street. PET water and soda bottles ...

Those who choose to throw these recyclable items in the trash are technically breaking the law. Here’s what to know.

A northeast Portland neighborhood is grappling with a mystery man who leaves bottles of urine in their recycling bins, ...

Despite a highly successful 10-cent deposit program on beverage bottles and cans, Michigan has historically lagged behind other states in recycling overall. But that has improved in recent years.

While single-stream recycling is convenient, it has downsides. Contamination, such as food residue, plastic bags and items that can’t be recycled, can degrade the quality of the remaining material, ...

The pieces of legislation offer the General Assembly three ways to try to improve the state’s lagging recycling rate. One measure, a so-called bottle bill, targets used beverage containers ...