Recycling is a nightmare. We all want to reduce waste— 93% of Americans support recycling—but in the real world, many/most people don't really know what's recyclable and what isn't. So we toss every ...

Dear Eartha, Can someone please explain to me the difference between the landfill and the Summit County Resource Allocation Park? I’ve heard both terms used to describe the same place, but aren’t they ...

Every little bit helps. But doing it wrong can actually make matters worse. Credit...Naomi Anderson-Subryan Supported by By Winston Choi-Schagrin Recycling can have big environmental benefits. For one ...

Despite residents’ best intentions, there remains widespread confusion about the do’s and don’ts in metro Phoenix cities. Here's a look at rules of recycling throughout the Valley.

You dutifully toss your soda cans and last week’s newspaper in the bin and wheel it out to the curb every other week. But are you recycling right? Seattle has some of the highest recycling rates in ...

(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.) Correction: The city of Corpus Christi recycles plastics that display the numbers 1, 2 or 5 inside a triangle. A previous ...