Only certain takeout containers are recyclable in most places. Putting errant boxes in the blue bin only clogs up the system.

As plastic piles up in landfills, New York authorities on the state and local levels are shifting their focus from recycling ...

Though many plastic items are thought to be recyclable and may even have a triangular arrow symbol ... your recycling bin. If in doubt, you can simply cut the box and only recycle the part that ...

Despite the familiar chasing arrows symbol printed ... of plastic into the blue bin, most of which gets filtered out and winds up in the garbage. And that’s because it’s generally far more expensive ...

Though many plastic items are thought to be recyclable and may even have a triangular arrow symbol printed on them ... the clean cardboard in your recycling bin. If in doubt, you can simply cut the ...

Even items that have the recycling symbol may not be accepted for recycling in your ... Many of these items can be recycled separately — but NOT in a commingled recycle bin. How do I know what to ...

WM provides a list of three rules to follow when recycling. One: recycle bottles, cans, paper and cardboard. Two: keep food ...

Many people desire a greener planet, so they recycle their waste ... labeled with a 7 are recyclable in your area. The recycling symbol featuring a person discarding an item into a bin signifies that ...

You can put food waste straight into your green bin or food waste caddy ... Look out for the EN13432 composting association logo to make sure the liners are suitable to be used in your food waste ...

San Jose’s so-called ambassadors will be checking neighborhoods on garbage days to help the city improve its efforts to ...