Recycling feels good, but it can go wrong if you don't have all of the info. Keep an eye out for these common glass items ...

Manatee County announced the "Big Bin Advantage" program, an effort to equip residents with large garbage bins and consolidate trash pick-up days.

After three decades of being Penn Township's municipal trash disposal system, "pay-as-you-throw" is headed for the trash.

Many food containers seem recyclable, but they really aren't. Here's what to put in the recycling bin and what you should ...

The city of Spokane promised to simplify recycling 13 years ago, telling residents they could dump aluminum cans, plastics, newsprint, paper, cardboard boxes, wine bottles and more into one large blue ...

Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that material and ways engineering is trying to improve the process ...

Manatee County Utilities customers soon will be able to experience the “Big Bin Advantage,” a comprehensive initiative aimed at enhancing waste-collection ...

A new report from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency offers insight into recycling –- and offers new opportunities ...

Some councils have begun utilising bin tags, CCTV, and waste inspectors to clamp down on households contaminating their bins.

City budget experts call the faulty estimate an honest mistake based on some bad information and some miscalculations.

Since the very first Earth Day in 1970, there have been changes in the way many things, from cardboard to plastic bottles, are disposed of. Long before blue recycling bins were provided to ...