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

Many common kitchen items like clamshells, foil and greasy pizza boxes often can’t go in curbside recycling. Food residue on ...

Plastics are everywhere—in the packaging around your food, the insulation in your home, and even the parts of your phone.

The practice of crushing aluminum cans before dumping them in the garbage is common. While many might think they are doing ...

Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. Plastics are among the ...

Recycling aluminum cans is an easy way to reduce waste and support sustainability, but how you handle those cans before recycling them can significantly impact the process. While it may seem like a ...

Tossing your old printers and laptops in the trash is not only bad for the environment; it can even be illegal. It's no wonder a recent CNET survey found that nearly a third of us have old, unused ...

I’m on an overnight flight from New York to Frankfurt, Germany, and the accoutrements given to me in business class have a sustainable sheen. Both the polyester blanket and polyester flight kit ...

A new catalyst may enable mixed plastic recycling The future of plastic recycling could soon become far simpler and more ...