I used to be that person who obsessively rinsed out jars and separated every tiny piece of paper from plastic. You know the ...

“Here we have a man whose job it is to gather the day’s refuse in the capital,” wrote Charles Baudelaire, invoking the ragpicker, a new type on the streets of his native nineteenth-century Paris.

With today's growing interest in environmentalism, especially on college campuses, many are quick to label the "green" movement as a fad. With this argument often comes the assertion that smaller ...

Something must be in the water. You’re not the only one to write into Action Line recently to inquire about recycling and all that goes into it. Recycled minds think alike. We just hope the “something ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Wednesday is National Recycling Day — a day that focuses on how individuals can be more aware of what materials they are using, and how to properly reuse or recycle other said ...

The answer to this question falls somewhere in the middle: No, you should not crush metal cans entirely to recycle them, but ...

According to a recent survey, American businesses are looking for affordable and flexible options when it comes to recycling. AERC Recycling Solutions, Miami, has contracted with Coral Gables, ...

For many, recycling in the Region has proven to be a cryptic process plagued by tales of recyclables in landfills and misconceptions about the final resting place for pizza boxes. A “why try?” ...

Most homes in my neighborhood have a blue bin, sometimes two, at the curb every Wednesday morning for recycling pickup. Some are filled to the brim with plastic water bottles. Others have vegetable ...

Have you ever stood in front of the trash can with your Starbucks cup and wondered whether to toss it in the garbage or in the recycling bin? You’re not alone. Until recently, the right answer has ...

The other day I got a call from one of my in-laws asking about recycling. She lives in Georgia, and wanted to know why she couldn’t recycle her glass. And to that, since I don’t run her town’s ...