Recycling rates vary widely between councils: the best-performing is South Oxfordshire, which recycles 61.6% of all waste, ...

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

A fire at construction waste recycling center in Roxbury left a smell in the air across Boston Sunday morning. Fire ...

A groundbreaking innovation can fully recycle modern solar panels using water, which would make it a truly sustainable energy ...

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

A massive blaze broke out at a recycling plant in West Dallas Sunday afternoon, sending a plume of black smoke into the air ...

The Pilot program will send postcards to residents who violate recycle rules, reminding them of the do's and don'ts.

A team of chemists has recently introduced an eco-friendly, solvent-free approach to recycling plastic by using moisture ...

Most people understand why recycling is a good thing. But economics and misinformation can make keeping more waste out of the ...

Scientists at Northwestern University have discovered a simple, eco-friendly way to break down plastic using just air ...

Call2Recycle is a battery-focused recycling program. The organization offers drop-off options at Home Depot, Lowe's and Staples, and shipment boxes for batteries and cell phones. Drop-offs are free ...