Seattle-area residents who don’t want to send that stuff to the landfill have another option: Ridwell, a subscription-based waste collection service.Ridwell picks up people’s so-called “hard ...

In Seattle, as in most cities around the country, there are a number of items that you aren’t supposed to put in the curbside recycling bin: bubble wrap, for instance, or multilayer plastic ...

Exploring the process of water or wastewater recycling, methods currently in use, and countries that already do it.

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

A team of scientists with Professor Tobin J. Marks broke down plastic using a simple, inexpensive catalyst and air.

There's a recycling world out there that many of us have never heard of. It's called advanced recycling, and it recycles plastic that traditional methods cannot. With advanced recycling ...

Spring cleaning is near. Here are answers to some of the most common questions about what can and can't be recycled.

As Simpler Recycling rules come into force at the end of this month, they spotlight our collective responsibility to keep materials in circulation for as long as possible, says Dr. Stephen Wise, chief ...

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