Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum ...

While single-stream recycling is convenient, it has downsides. Contamination, such as food residue, plastic bags and items that can’t be recycled, can degrade the quality of the remaining material, ...

A number of fashion brands are launching new recycling and resale initiatives during Earth Month intended to have a ...

Tossing takeout containers into the recycling bin feels like the right move, but looks can be deceiving. A lot of food ...

Recycling plastic is a great way to reduce environmental impact. Plastic is one of the most commonly used materials, yet when it ends up in the landfill, it can take up to 500 years to break down, ...

All households will have to separate paper and card from glass, metal and plastic under new recycling rules coming next year.

Birmingham City Council has announced that 'with regret' it is intending to make redundant up to 76 bin workers behind the all out strike that has blighted the city. The tough action comes as the ...

Image caption, Residents have reported seeing cockroaches, foxes and rats around the piles of rubbish With about 350 bin workers on strike, the city has been hit by scenes of uncollected binbags ...

Let's be honest: Recycling is confusing. You might assume most takeout containers are recyclable in 2025, but that's far from ...

Rats the size of cats, piled up bin bags, fights over waste collection – these are the scenes in Birmingham right now because of a bin strike. There were scenes of utter chaos in Moseley on ...