According to the latest statistics by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, only 23.6% of municipal solid waste is recycled—even though they estimate that 75% is recyclable. One of the major ...

The recycling world has become a dangerous maze of good intentions gone wrong. What many people don't realize is that ...

“In the U.S., shopping bags, wraps, and films aren’t accepted in most municipal curbside recycling programs,” Penge says.

As consumers, we create a massive amount of waste, filling up landfills with all of the products we’ve used and thrown away. While most people have a recycling bin along with their trash bin, they ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Recycling is increasing in the Omaha metro as people are now separating recyclables from trash. 6 News got a glimpse of how the city’s main recycling center, Firstar Fiber keeps ...

In Portage County, people can recycle plastic containers marked with numbers 1, 2 or 5, but only if they meet specific ...

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The day after Christmas is usually the busiest day of the year for recycling facilities, as people rush to get rid of trash ...

The Indianapolis Department of Public Works (Indy DPW) has seven public drop-off recycling sites available across Marion ...