Reverse vending machines promote easy recycling outside many supermarkets, but the machines don't always work as intended, ...

Plastic contamination is a terrible issue—the oceans are flooded with plastic waste, which causes it to enter our food chain.

When Ohioans drop in or drop off their recyclables, they might not realize that in addition to diverting trash from the landfill, they are also supporting jobs, consumers and Ohio’s economy. In fact, ...

Recycling our materials saves resources, diverts tons of material from our landfills and helps create healthier communities and a cleaner planet. In honor of Earth Day on Tuesday, here are some simple ...

Scientists have discovered a groundbreaking new way to give old plastic bottles a second life — one that could help clean the ...

Generally, you don't need to remove paper labels from metal or aluminum cans before you chuck them in the recycling bin. When the cans are recycled, the heat applied to the metal burns away the paper ...

Recycling is a great way to help the environment, but some North Carolina residents don’t have a way to dispose of their bottles and cans. When we published a story this spring telling residents which ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- For the past two weeks, ABC13 Meteorologist Elyse Smith has covered how the City of Houston manages recycling, specifically looking at how plastic is recycled. And when it ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. California is making an effort to get more ...