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

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

Mother Nature lent a hand as rain stopped just as the Wauconda Park District’s Earth Day Collection and Giveaway began on ...

Columbia's city recycling services were suspended after severe weather destroyed the Materials Recovery Facility.

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

How do you get rid of hard-to-recycle items like electronics, clothing, and beauty empties? Find drop-off points or send-back ...

Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum ...

Although knowing how to recycle electronics and tech might seem confusing, I have good news. Companies like Apple and Samsung ...

Recycling is a great way to help the environment, but some North Carolina residents don’t have a way to dispose of their bottles and cans. When we published a story this spring telling residents ...

Instead of storing food scraps in a plastic bag in the freezer to put in the green bin for composting on recycling day, ...