Thirty years ago, Italian households mostly took out the trash in one go. Since then, nearly all residents of Italy have at ...

Rules for recycling vary by city, so that's something to consider before you toss thin plastics, glass, or even your pet food bag into your bins.

Researchers document a multi-faceted global snapshot of the environmental aspects and trends surrounding single-use plastics in a review article. The researchers state that the largest area of ...

2. Dirty Containers - Items like bottles and jars must be empty, clean, and dry. A good rule of thumb: less than a teaspoon ...

For old toothbrushes, electric toothbrush replacement heads, used flossers, and toothpaste tubes from Crest, Oral-B, or ...

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

Whether you use them frequently or on a limited basis, plastic freezer and sandwich bags are items that many people keep on ...

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

Sorting through the different items that can be recycled, and learning where and how they are accepted, can be confusing. These local environment experts have some tips.

We rarely think about it, but our trash doesn't go "away" when we throw it away. I recently visited the dump to see what ...

In honor of Earth Day on Tuesday, here are eight simple tips from Republic Services to make at-home recycling easy and free ...