The recycling symbol on that container doesn't necessarily mean it can go in your curbside bin. Here's how to decode those plastic recycling numbers.

Changes to household collections are part of wider moves to increase the recycling rates, which have stalled in recent years.

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 packaging ...

This post comes to PBS Nature from World Wildlife Fund (WWF). WWF and Nature are collaborating on a series of blog posts from WWF conservation scientists that will share the stories and motivations ...

A debate over packaging recycling in the Washington state legislature is drawing major interest from industry, as lawmakers examine competing bills that would put fees on companies to support ...

Recycling is not a myth — it’s a movement that’s keeping materials in use, creating jobs and protecting Wisconsin’s ...

ALBANY — Frank Zeoli can’t believe some of the things people try to recycle. Plastic wrap. Children’s toys. Entire lamps. For all the efforts to promote the importance of recycling, there’s a dearth ...

Addressing plastic pollution isn’t easy, especially when it comes to electronics plastics, but Synergy Electronics Recycling (SER), an end-of-life electronics recycler headquartered in Madison, North ...

As a result, plastics must be carefully sorted into relatively pure streams, which pushes up recycling costs and reduces efficiency. Mechanical recycling — the dominant method worldwide — involves ...