The author’s family uses a variety of bins and boxes to collect items for composting and recycling. How can we reduce waste at home? Follow a family for two years to learn how they implemented ...

Tossing everything into the blue bin (or however it’s sorted in your area) feels like a good deed for the planet. People frequently toss paper, plastic, and metal in without a second glance. This well ...

Providence is in the process of replacing residents' trash cans and expects to finish distributing new carts within the next ...

The Plastic Reduction Alliance played a game of “Is it recyclable?” Wednesday night. “For the longest time, I thought any plastics I take into my home, I just take to the plastics recycling facility ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Every year millions of Americans come together for America Recycles Day. It’s a chance to look at your recycling habits. Its why I visited the biggest recycling center in Hampton ...

Before throwing wrapping paper in the trash after opening gifts, or tossing the extra stuffing after a big family dinner, experts are asking Wisconsinites to think about how they can recycle and ...

You can recycle the thick cardboard container that soup stock comes in when you buy it at the store, but you can’t recycle ice cream containers. You can recycle plastics in the shape of containers, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recycling bin full of various items - Peter Dazeley/Getty Images If you tend to throw items in your recycling bin without ...