Only 4.7% of plastic produced by U.S. households in 2021 was recycled, according to a Greenpeace USA report. But that's not for lack of consumer participation. Greenpeace said most plastics simply ...

Throwing your plastic bottles in the recycling bin may make you feel good about yourself, or ease your guilt about your ...

When I visited my friend in Scotland, I was amazed to see how little waste from her family of four actually went into the garbage can. Besides their good habits of buying items with minimal packaging, ...

I’m a dedicated recycler. I fret when I see people throwing garbage in with soda cans and empty water bottles. I’ve even been known to rescue recyclables from the trash — at my house, for sure, but ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - If you're looking for a new furry friend, this weekend is the time to make a move! ORANGE, Mass. (WWLP) - Second Chance Animal Services, will be bringing a low-cost vaccine ...

Find out which things should stay out of the recycling bin by learning how to identify an item's recyclability based on its identification number. No matter how hard we try to implement plastic swaps ...

In Seattle, as in most cities around the country, there are a number of items that you aren’t supposed to put in the curbside recycling bin: bubble wrap, for instance, or multilayer plastic packaging ...

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 ...

Texas voters will face 17 proposed constitutional amendments on their ballots next Tuesday, including Proposition 15, a shortly-worded and somewhat vague proposal that affirms that "parents are the ...