Recycling bin filled with plastic bottles emphasizes waste management and environmental awareness. Image in public domain.

Nobody likes to see plastic bottles overflowing in bins and rattling around the streets. These single-use receptacles are a prime target in tackling the plastic crisis, but what if we’ve been ...

This story is made possible through a partnership between Interlochen Public Radio and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media ...

Thank you for carefully rinsing, sorting, and recycling your plastic containers — but plastic is trash and trying to recycle it is futile, Greenpeace said in a bombshell October 2022 report.

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

Though you may have good intentions, not all takeout containers are easily recyclable. These are the six types you're better off tossing in the trash.

Millennials in the United States grew up taking their ability to recycle plastic bottles, food containers, and other kinds of packaging as an article of faith. The more eco-conscious among us might ...

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