Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WM bales and sells the plastic film it recovers at its MRF in Germantown, Wisconsin, as it does for other materials such as OCC ...

Heavy industries such as aviation and chemical manufacturing contribute to about 20% of overall U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and will continue to depend on fossil fuels. While scientists are ...

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It’s no secret that when it comes to household-generated paper and plastics, the U.S. has a recovery problem. Recent reports, including those published by The Recycling Partnership (TRP), Washington, ...

Have you ever stood in front of a recycling bin, holding a yogurt cup, wondering if you're doing the right thing? Most of us have. We've been told for decades that tossing items into those blue bins ...

Have you ever noticed recycling arrows on the sides of your bread or produce bags? They show that those bags can be recycled, but you likely can't include them with your curbside recycling.