Some items you can recycle in one city may be prohibited in another. Batteries, plastic bags, small appliances, and more may not be allowed.

As good citizens, we diligently fill the recycling bins provided by our local authorities with all manner of plastic trays, boxes, bottles and bags. But as these bins fill up quicker and quicker each ...

Hawaii has a plastic problem. The island state faces economic and logistical challenges in recycling plastic waste, including marine debris that lingers in its ocean waters. Researchers in Hawaii are ...

In a new study, scientists from the universities of Portsmouth and Manchester report that a specially engineered enzyme can ...

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Researchers in Hawaii are pioneering a method to recycle the islands’ derelict fishing nets and residential plastic trash into asphalt roads.

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For years, sorting bottles from cardboard, scrubbing out jars, and dragging the blue bin to the curb felt like the right ...

After finishing a plastic bottle of water, I scan the area for the classic three-arrow recycling symbol to do the right deed. Clutching my empty bottle with eco-friendly fuel, I finally find a ...

Recycling properly takes a bit of precision. Here are seven takeout containers that should stay out of the blue bin.