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

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

Many common household items can be recycled, but it's important to follow specific guidelines for disposal. Hazardous materials, such as paint and batteries, often require special handling and should ...

Like a lot of locals, Erin Harris really wants to recycle as much as she can. “But we were doing most everything wrong,” Harris said, expressing a common lament when it comes to knowing what you can ...

We need extended producer responsibility policies that require automakers and appliance manufacturers to manage their ...

This Christmas, small choices can make a big impact for the earth and Waste Management is asking all of us to think twice about what we recycle. Putting something in recycling that should be trash ...

Fayette County Recycling Center was launched in 2021 to provide residents with a drive-through, self-serve facility where they can drop off traditional and hard-to-recycle items year-round. When it ...

A few years ago, Rebecca Hu-Thrams and her business partner, Areeb Malik, rented an attic from an ad on Craigslist to test ...

After the holidays, a lot of us end up with a lot of waste. If you’re wondering what to do with all those empty boxes, crumpled paper and bows, Rumpke Waste & Recycling has the answer. On its Facebook ...

Two big moves from state officials this week target the future of recycling. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning the use of plastic bags, and Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing ExxonMobil for ...

Workers sort through recycling materials on a conveyor belt as they are sent through a complex sorting machine on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016 at the Hamm's Recycling Facility, 26195 Linwood Road. To be ...