RECYCLING USED TO BE an environmental and economic win-win for communities, but now the math has changed. There’s just no money in it.
The cycle of life: A look at the process to get recyclable bottles back to stores
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Recyclables have a long way to go before they start a new life and return to stores again. Recycled items head to a recycling …
Scientists Just Revealed a Brand New Type of Endlessly Recyclable Plastic
Unfortunately, some plastics just don’t recycle as easily as others, limiting how well we can reuse them in new products. But a new kind of plastic might …
Scientists Develop 100 Percent Recyclable Plastics That May Reduce Pollution In The Ocean
One of the challenges with plastics is that even those marketed as recyclables are not used again. Only less than a third of recyclable plastic is …
New resolution could help address missed garbage and recycling issues in EBR Parish
The resolution would allow the council to request a full report of complaints regarding missed garbage and recycling pickup made to the East Baton …
Recycling dos and don’ts: Which items should be recycled and which should be thrown away?
DETROIT – Do you recycle? Give yourself two points if the answer is yes, because recycling is good for both the environment and the economy. But we …
Rising costs have towns questioning the value of recycling
PORTLAND (WGME) – Local cities and towns find themselves at a crossroads with recycling. Some say the costs are getting so high, it may not even …
Savannah residents say recycling materials piling up
Residents in one Savannah neighborhood said their recycling materials are piling up. Neighbors in Ardsley park said sometimes bins will overflow for …
New campaign launches to improve recycling rates in RI
JOHNSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Islanders’ efforts to recycle have improved in recent years but could still be better, according to the RI Resource …
Persevere if staff are rubbish at recycling
I run a small business and we’ve set up a system that includes ecobins for soft plastics, mixed recycling and rubbish; there are instructions on how to …