Changes to household collections are part of wider moves to increase the recycling rates, which have stalled in recent years.

The vast majority of plastic that people put into recycling bins is headed to landfills, or worse, according to a report from Greenpeace on the state of plastic recycling in the U.S. The report cites ...

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

Van Dyk Recycling Solutions uses vertical integration to tackle the global plastic waste crisis through advanced processing.

At the Republic Services Recycling Center on Cole Road, waste whirs on a conveyor belt past workers who scramble to pull contaminants off the line. Trash goes in barrels at the workers’ sides, and ...

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The European Union has unveiled proposals to help the bloc's plastic recycling sector, which is struggling against ...

In most cases, Christmas decorations, including artificial trees, ornaments and string lights, can be recycled.

The vast majority of plastic that people use, and in many cases put into blue recycling bins, is headed to landfills, or worse, according to a report from Greenpeace on the state of plastic recycling ...