Generally, you don't need to remove paper labels from metal or aluminum cans before you chuck them in the recycling bin. When the cans are recycled, the heat applied to the metal burns away the paper ...

Figuring out what should go into your curbside waste bins is hardly straightforward. Consider your single-use coffee cup — the one holding the latte you’re going to drink as you drive to work. Wrong.

What policy, implementation, and results revealed in 2025 and what is ahead in 2026. By Heidi Sanborn, MPA Increasing ...

When the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services tweaked the math behind its statewide recycling rate estimate last fall, the result suggested that the state was doing worse than previously ...

The U.S. Plastics Pact (USPP) recently released a position paper outlining the role of physical and chemical recycling in a circular economy, offering what it says is science-based, consensus-driven ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Recycling containers for paper, plastic bottles and aluminum cans could become a permanent ...

Recycling polyolefin plastics is inefficient and costly because their strong bonds make them hard to break down and require tedious pre-sorting. The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less ...

WM is shuttering its plastic film recycling plant near Houston, a move the company is calling temporary while also indicating the location faces an uncertain future. The nation's largest solid waste ...

SOLARCYCLE announced today that it has begun recycling operations at its new state-of-the-art facility in Cedartown, Georgia.

About 30 people attended a meeting Thursday at St. Joseph Landing where Parkersburg’s trash service, and the possibility of privatizing it, were discussed. (Photo by Evan Bevins) PARKERSBURG — The ...