This 'mom detective' is busting myths about harmful ingredients put in everyday products: 'It's an important part of being a parent'

"It's important to know this stuff. It's an important part of being a parent, a modern parent," said Alexandra Zissu, the ...

Inside the fight over the recycling label on your milk carton

California's truth in labeling law reserves the recycling sign only for products and packaging that can truly be recycled. Yet CalRecycle greenlit the label for milk and juice cartons which are tough ...

How single-stream recycling works − and how your choices can make it work better

First, the mixed recyclables are shredded and crushed into smaller fragments, enabling more effective separation. The mixed fragments pass over rotating screens that remove cardboard and paper, ...

'Are you gonna recycle that?' Ribbon-cutting held for new Slate Belt recycling center

On Thursday, WM (formerly Waste Management) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new Grand Central Recycling Facility.