Once a week you likely schlep a big green bin with a yellow top to the end of your driveway. The contents inside – plastics, aluminum, paper – are picked up by a large recycle truck and taken… where?

Knowing what to put in your recycling bin can be difficult, especially because guidelines differ from town to town. Narrowing it down by type of material can be challenging, too; for example, there ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency defines waste diversion as “The ...

PEABODY - About one-third of Americans recycle, but despite our best intentions we recycle things that hurt the cause. So, do we really know what goes in the recycling bin? To find out, we went to ...

Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham said in a text that the partnership with SWALCO is a way to proactively educate the community ...

While Christmas is a lot of fun, the holiday also leaves you with a lot of trash. The wrapping paper, boxes and bags should be recycled when possible and thrown away when they cannot be reused. Each ...

Tossing the wrong items into recycling can gum up the entire process. Here are seven takeout containers that should skip the blue bin entirely.