If you've been crushing cans of seltzer an at-home carbonator can slash your monthly spend. Before you hulk-smash another can, read this and learn why it's better to just leave it alone. So you think ...

Reporter Julissa Garza was live at the city’s Northeast Service Center, where the latest additions to the solid waste fleet ...

The carved and uncarved pumpkins that will be in businesses and homes over Halloween can be put to good use once trick-or-treat is over. Just like glass, plastic, tin, aluminum, paper and cardboard, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- As a homeschooling mom in a single income family, I leveraged every free resource I could find. Pinching pennies was my forte. Places like libraries, park districts, public service ...

Americans generate about 254 million tons of trash and recycle and compost about 87 million tons of this material, which adds up to a 34.3 percent national recycling rate. Recycling and composting ...

MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In festive news, a majority (66%) of U.S. adult consumers believe that recycling paper is worth it and 60% felt that recycling is easy, according to recent research by ...

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a key material in bottles, packaging, and clothing fibers, is notoriously difficult to ...

Pushed by governments, good for the environment, the multibillion dollar business of recycling is here to stay According to the EPA, Americans now recycle at record levels, nearly 85 million tons of ...

If you’re reading a printed copy of this newspaper, there’s a good chance you’ll recycle it when you’re done. It’s a part of your identity, after all, living in a state that proudly boasts a low-waste ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — Food is the largest component of the metro region’s garbage: about 18% of our overall disposed waste —more than any other material by far. Businesses are responsible for more than ...

In our house my husband is the "recycling police." When he finds a wayward plastic container or piece of cardboard in the garbage he holds it up accusatorially, looking for one of us to confess to ...