Recycling standards vary widely across the US. Recycling the wrong material or including wet or dirty items can contaminate the waste stream. Some items may need to be dropped off at specific ...

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 ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — While some items belong in the trash, you might be surprised to to learn what can be recycled. KXAN Photojournalist Frank Martinez got the answers today from Ashley Pace, with Austin ...

It’s easy to get confused about what can and can’t be recycled. The No. 1 rule is to follow your local guidelines. Print them and post them by your recycling bins for quick reference. But ...

Greasy Pizza Boxes You polish off the last slice of pepperoni pizza and hold the box in your hand. The grease has seeped ...

Yes it’s the last of the triad — reducing and reusing should always come first. Still, recycling helps divert many tons of unwanted stuff from the landfill. Thus — a guide, along with a list of all ...

Looking for things to do with old belts instead of throwing them in the trash? Try these recycled leather projects and give new life to scrap leather. You probably have a million of them. A ...

Recyclables picked up curbside from Harrisburg and many other municipalities end up here, at PennWaste in York County, at a relatively new facility that processes 14,000 tons of recyclables every ...