Whether you’re going all in on spring cleaning or just trying to tidy up a cluttered corner of your home, chances are you’ll end up with a few items that belong in the recycling bin. But before you ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One ton of recycled aluminum cans saves enough energy to power a laptop for more than 77 years. One ton of recycled copy paper ...

Grease and oil are two of the worst contaminants in paper recycling, and greasy pizza boxes are one of the biggest culprits. Grease from pizza boxes causes oil to form at the top of the slurry, and ...

Keep these items out of your recycling bin.

A recycling expert shares six surprising things you should never recycle and also explains why you should avoid doing so.

Why toss things in the trash when you can recycle them — and make a little money in return? By diverting certain items from the waste stream and keeping them out of landfills, you can also make extra ...

Greasy Pizza Boxes Still Contaminate the System Let's be real, you probably thought that greasy pizza box was doing the ...

Mike Wolanin | The Republic Derrick Melton puts cans of paint in a plastic lined box during Cummins’ annual Community-wide Recycling Day at Cummins Engine Plant 1 in Columbus, Ind., Thursday, Oct. 19, ...

While Ramona residents are making good use of the green organic waste and blue recycling bins that have been available almost five years, mix ups frequently occur, according to Susan White, field ...