Trying to recycle the wrong materials only clogs up the system. We asked a recycling expert about the dos and don'ts of recycling takeout boxes.

Reduce, reuse, recycle. So many of us heard those three words repeatedly when growing up. And yet, despite the simple phrase, recycling in the U.S. is anything but. In fact, the complexities of U.S.

Editor’s note: This story is provided by Aspen Journalism, a nonprofit, investigative news organization. For more,visit aspenjournalism.org. As a shy and bearded young architecture student at the ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. It’s Earth Day 1990, and Meryl Streep walks into a bar. She’s distraught about the state of the environment.

Plastic recycling symbols only tell you what type of plastic an item is made from — not that the item is recyclable. Plastics 1, 2, and 5 are typically recyclable, while 3, 4, 6, and 7 can rarely be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever gone to toss something into the recycling bin – a jam jar, a pizza box, a takeaway container encrusted with ...

We all know how important recycling is for the planet - it helps minimise waste and transforms old products into new packaging. Recycling just four shampoo bottles saves enough energy to power a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Waste Management has halted carton sorting at its Sacramento facility, likely forcing California to strip the recycling symbol ...