Only 4.7% of plastic produced by U.S. households in 2021 was recycled, according to a Greenpeace USA report. But that's not for lack of consumer participation. Greenpeace said most plastics simply ...

A report from the mayor’s office in Bayonne, N.J., says a nearly 10,000-ton increase in concrete recycling helped boost the town’s overall recycling rates by 66 percent from 2003 to 2004, according to ...

Trash or Recycling? Why Plastic Keeps Us Guessing. Did you know the ♻ symbol doesn’t mean something is actually recyclable? Play our trashy garbage-sorting game. Then, read on about how we got here, ...

In Portage County, people can recycle plastic containers marked with numbers 1, 2 or 5, but only if they meet specific ...

We’ve all seen the little triangle of arrows on the bottoms of plastic bottles and other containers, intended to guide consumers to proper plastic recycling. But if you also have noticed the ...

TRAVERSE CITY Three years after the National Cherry Festival folded its recycling tent, officials say the event is creating less waste and recycling more of it. Volunteers recycled 8.8 tons of ...

First, I would like to say that I hate columns loaded with numbers and this column is chock-full of them. It is so easy to be overwhelmed. Your head starts spinning and before you know it you’ve got ...

The recent news that Benton County had failed to meet its state-mandated goal for recycling in 2009 came as a surprise, especially for a county that prides itself on going above and beyond the call ...

With its European counterparts blazing the trail, the North American vinyl (PVC) roofing industry announced a new phase in its commitment to environmental sustainability through recycling. The Vinyl ...