Trying to recycle the wrong materials only clogs up the system. We asked a recycling expert about the dos and don'ts of recycling takeout boxes.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Should the caps remain on bottles when they’re put in the recycling bin? A viewer, Carol, asked this question: “Are the screw-on caps supposed to be removed or can they be left on ...

Happy February! My New Year’s resolution is to try to help us all recycle more in 2024! I wanted to focus this month on items that can be recycled that you may not know about. Paper envelopes with ...

You probably toss your plastic bottles and cardboard boxes into that blue bin with a sense of purpose. Maybe even pride. It ...

One ton of recycled aluminum cans saves enough energy to power a laptop for more than 77 years. One ton of recycled copy paper saves up to 7,000 gallons of water, or enough water for more than 411 ...

Yes! It is true that you shouldn’t recycle plastic bottle caps that are less than three inches in diameter; in fact, you shouldn’t recycle anything that is less than three inches in diameter. Why is ...

Recycle or send it to the landfill? That is the question asked by many an individual who has held an empty tub of cream cheese, a discarded pizza box, a used pie tin, or a bare bottle of laundry ...