Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that ...

Lowe’s, 2191 N. Telegraph Rd. in Monroe, accepts lithium and rechargeable batteries.Staples also accepts many types of ...

Still, North Carolina is among dozens of states that have mandatory recycling requirements, The Charlotte Observer previously ...

Much plastic waste is soiled and composed of several different layers, making it too complex for the usual recycling method ...

Plastic pollution is one of the most obvious and long-lasting of the major environmental concerns, and because of the scope ...

The amount of plastic being recycled around the world is stagnant at less than 10% with most new plastic still made from ...

The expert recycling process that turns millions of waste beverage bottles into plastic ropes is both innovative and ...

Successful recycling requires some care. Alejandra Villa Loarca/Newsday RM via Getty Images Alex Jordan, University of Wisconsin-Stout Every week, ...

Retailers throw out millions of plastic bags used to transport garments through the supply chain. Anthropologie partnered ...

I stashed all my trash for one week to assess where I could make sustainable swaps. Here’s what I changed to reduce my ...

PRIME Infrastructure Capital Inc. (Prime Infra), through its social development arm Prime Infra Foundation and waste ...

Polypropylene is just as big in packaging as PET but it is recycled at a fraction of PET. Only 8 percent of 1.2 million tons ...