PET water bottles are now the most recycled container in curbside programs by weight and by number, according to the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR). The Alexandria, ...

Myth: Plastic bottles can't be recycled; Fact: Water bottles can be recycled approximately 6 times – but only 3 in 10 make it into a recycling bin "There's a big misconception that plastic can't be ...

When there are no recycling bins around, I just feel frustrated [and] throw everything into the garbage bin." Junking an item that could be recycled is common, but it feels especially shameful to Zhao ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One ton of recycled aluminum cans saves enough energy to power a laptop for more than 77 years. One ton of recycled copy paper ...

Most of us want to recycle, but it can sometimes be hard to know exactly how. Do jar lids and bottle caps go in the yellow bin? What kinds of plastic can be recycled? And given that food residue can ...

This Earth Day, America’s beverage companies continue to improve recycling systems through the Every Bottle Back initiative, ...

Recycle or send it to the landfill? That is the question asked by many an individual who has held an empty tub of cream cheese, a discarded pizza box, a used pie tin, or a bare bottle of laundry ...

I was able to spend some time on a curbside recycling route and it definitely opened my eyes on where to focus some of my education. Overall, the curbside bins looked great and my drivers, Ken and Roy ...