Tossing everything into the blue bin (or however it's sorted in your area) feels like a good deed for the planet. People ...

I like to think of myself as a good caretaker of the planet. To that end, I am faithful about placing my recyclable waste items—plastic containers, glass bottles and jars, cans, paper and ...

When the Meals on Wheels program in Syracuse stopped using Styrofoam trays, it donated hundreds of unused trays to Utica Creative Reuse. Second graders at Bradley Elementary School in New Hartford ...

Creating waste goes hand in hand with modern society. But how we dispose of it has changed significantly in recent decades. Disposal sites have largely moved from small, unregulated landfills where ...

Before you toss that food take-out container into the recycling bin with good intentions, you should know a surprising amount of plastics aren't recyclable.

The new rules will come into force next week.

Sitting atop a table next to 64-cubic-foot bins containing scores of recyclable materials was a large stuffed monkey. While dozens of shoes and other clothing items on the table or inside the bin will ...

A multi-day reuse event aimed at reducing waste will take place in Seneca Falls in April. The SwapCycle event is scheduled ...

Thirty-six thousand square feet can hardly contain the expanding operations of Cincinnati Recycle and Reuse Hub, a waste diversion non-profit located in Price Hill. Nicknamed “the Hub”, this ...

At a New Hampshire facility, agricultural plastics are compacted together. Photo courtesy Guy Crosby/CNS Camryn Woods is a reporter with the Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s ...

The Road is Still Long for Airlines and Caterers. March 18 marks Global Recycling Day, and IFSA is spotlighting the complex ...

Any prohibited items discovered in recycling bins could lead to a fine of up to £400 ...