Contamination occurs when material that doesn’t belong in a recycling or compost bin makes its way there. This degrades the value of the recycling or compost stream and may result in rejection by ...

However, batteries require special handling, so they must be recycled at separate locations and can't be recycled in your home recycling bin. This tool can help you find a location to recycle your ...

Many food containers seem recyclable, but they really aren't. Here's what to put in the recycling bin and what you should avoid. David lives in Brooklyn where he's spent more than a decade ...

In cities that use single-stream recycling, consumers put all of their recyclable materials − paper, cardboard, plastic, glass and metal − into a single bin. Once collected, the mixed ...

So many of us have grown up learning not to throw away plastics - right? -like, that they belong in the recycling bin, not the trash. Well now, California is suing ExxonMobil and saying that that ...

Only 5% to 6% of plastic used in the United States gets recycled, according to Judith Enck, a former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator who is an environmental activist ...