Recyclables are all washed at the center. Rinsing is mostly about keeping vermin out of the system, says Jason Hale, VP of communications at the non-profit Recycling Partnership. So you only need to ...

Most avenues for improving recycling in the U.S. run through approximately 300 little-known material recovery facilities, or MRFs, that manage our “recyclables” after they are collected curbside. MRFs ...

Reader question: Why do the trash trucks in Buchanan collect both trash and recyclables? Residents separate recyclables hoping they will not end up in a landfill, but both trash and recyclables are ...

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I’ve always been dedicated to washing the peanut butter, Pepsi, and mayo out of my food containers before tossing them in the recycling bin. My sister, though, recently pointed out that I’m probably ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington State is launching a new recycling campaign to bring awareness on how to properly recycle - specifically by not putting recyclables in plastic bags. Plastic bags are one of ...

When is recycling day in your community? What should you put in the bin before you put it at the curb? You may be doing it dutifully, but still doing it wrong. For many Americans, recycling ranks ...

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SALEM, Ore. – Marion County is changing what people can put in their recycle bin in order to address a recycling crisis on a global scale. Starting March 5, the county will no longer accept certain ...

Washington recyclers are worried they could soon have no place to send your discarded paper and plastics. That’s because China has decided the U.S. is letting food and garbage contaminate too much of ...