Some items you can recycle in one city may be prohibited in another. Batteries, plastic bags, small appliances, and more may ...

Recycling properly takes a bit of precision. Here are seven takeout containers that should stay out of the blue bin.

Polypropylene and polyethylene are two durable and affordable plastics commonly used as packaging materials, snack wrappers, ...

As good citizens, we diligently fill the recycling bins provided by our local authorities with all manner of plastic trays, boxes, bottles and bags. But as these bins fill up quicker and quicker each ...

Ahsley shares his tips on food waste, recycling and more, after 13 years in the 'bindustry'.

Novolex, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, has introduced clear plastic thermoformed containers available with 25 percent and 50 percent postconsumer resin (PCR) content that feature a ...

Mastering recycling in 2025 means understanding what actually belongs in your bin. Takeout containers might look recyclable, but appearances can be deceiving -- many should either be reused, if ...

Now Brown rinses and stores her recycling before giving it to her mum Janet Brown, 71, who lives about 20 minutes' walk away.

Summer means getting gardens in shape and buying plants to add color or greenery to the yard. But it also means being left with all those plastic containers that the plants come in, which typically ...

Changes to household collections are part of wider moves to increase the recycling rates, which have stalled in recent years.