These seven everyday items seem like safe bets for the blue bin. They're not, and tossing them in only bogs down the system.

Following the opening of its new material recovery facility (MRF) in Columbus, Ohio, earlier this summer, Rumpke Waste & Recycling will expand the recyclables it accepts to include clamshell plastic ...

Polystyrene — the plastic America loves to hate — wants a second chance. Used in foam cups, packaging peanuts and the molded ...

Just 9% of all plastic waste ever created has been recycled, researchers estimate. —Last year, the U.S. exported 74,000 shipping containers of plastic waste to low-income countries, researcher Jan ...

Battery collection and recycling program Call2Recycle Canada plans to launch a smart battery recycling container under its new consumer brand, “Recycle Your Batteries, Canada!” The Toronto-based ...