Or show children this kid-friendly cartoon that illustrates ... clean cardboard and add it to your bin. Plastic water bottles can go into your curbside recycling bin, but most end up in landfills ...

Scott Hawley This isn’t just another thrift store – it’s the mothership of secondhand treasures, where your wallet breathes a sigh of relief and your inner bargain hunter does a happy dance. Have you ...

The city of Spokane promised to simplify recycling 13 years ago ... instructions on what should be placed in the blue bin – including plastic tubs, which are not recyclable.

Some of us imagine that anything plastic can be safely put in the recycling bin, but that’s not the case, Professor Karl Williams, director for waste management at the University of Central Lancashire ...

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 ...

The amount of plastic being recycled around the world is stagnant at less than 10 percent with most new plastic still made from fossil fuels, a new study said Thursday. The rest was produced from ...

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 ...

Plastic wrap. Children’s toys. Entire lamps. For all the efforts to promote the importance of recycling, there’s a dearth of knowledge about which household items actually belong in the bin.

In Seattle, as in most cities around the country, there are a number of items that you aren’t supposed to put in the curbside recycling bin: bubble wrap, for instance, or multilayer plastic ...

Investigative journalist John Stossel investigates why recycling plastic is counterproductive. He speaks with science writer John Tierney about why it would be cheaper and more environmentally ...

Many consumers trust that when they toss a plastic cup into a recycling bin at a restaurant or coffee shop, it will be recycled and turned into something new. However, a CBS News investigation ...

“Don’t clog up the system with the things that shouldn’t be thrown in the recycling bin.” Here’s what you need to know. This means plastic utensils or straws are considered too small to ...