Take-back recycling programs make it easy to send old clothes, household textiles and even underwear to find a second life and stay out of landfills.

Widespread confusion about the recycling requirements means that many renewable-minded people toss items in the single-stream bin that don’t belong there.

Freitag, the Swiss brand best known for turning used truck tarps into durable, one-of-a-kind bags, has just expanded its best-selling reflected bag collection – and city commuters, cyclists, and ...

The agency wants to stop using the “chasing arrows” logo on plastics that can’t be recycled. The man who designed it more than 50 years ago agrees that the symbol has been misused.

Did you know the “recycling” symbol doesn’t mean something is actually recyclable? Play our trashy garbage-sorting game, then read about why this is so tricky.

A Pembroke Pines recycling facility is trying to turn plastics and other items into something new, but plastic bags are causing delays and safety issues.

Once you send back your Take Back Bag full of clothes, you get $30 worth of "Trashie Cash." This simple bag lets you make money by recycling your old stuff — here's how it works and where to get ...

ShopRite is teaming up with Trenton-based TerraCycle on a grocery store recycling program for all brands of flexible plastic packaging.

As of Aug. 1, San Antonio will no longer accept plastic bags, dry cleaner bags and other forms of what’s known as plastic film for recycling, even if they’re neatly bundled. You’ll get a ...

The sun beats down on the narrow streets of the Spanish village of Valverde de la Vera, filtered through multi-coloured shades made out of plastic shopping bags and the remains of old advertising ...

Montgomery County’s Department of Environmental Protection and Prince George’s County’s Department of the Environment explain how to recycle Christmas gift wrap.

San Antonio's trash pickup and recycling department have put a ban on single-use plastic bags from recycling bins.