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

A plastic drinks bottle is one of the most "recyclable" objects in the modern waste stream. It is lightweight and collected ...

Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life.

So, you've heard that recycling centers can't take greasy used pizza boxes due to contamination. Is that actually true, or should you not believe the rumors?

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

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 ...