You may be unintentionally doing more harm than good by tossing these items into the recycling bin. Getty Images / Westend61 Although recycling isn’t a new concept, the rules surrounding it can be ...

You toss them in the blue bin with confidence. A pizza box here, some shredded paper there, maybe that coffee cup from this ...

While some categories of recyclable items are picked up by your local municipality, others need to be taken to a specialty recycling program in order to be properly recycled or reused. This is because ...

PEABODY - About one-third of Americans recycle, but despite our best intentions we recycle things that hurt the cause. So, do we really know what goes in the recycling bin? To find out, we went to ...

In Portage County, people can recycle plastic containers marked with numbers 1, 2 or 5, but only if they meet specific ...

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Most clean, dry paper can go into your curbside bin. This includes things like newspapers, magazines, cardboard, and greeting cards. Are there exceptions? God, yes. For example, if a greeting card ...

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You toss that takeout container in the blue bin, feeling like an environmental hero. But here’s the truth: many items we’ve ...