Sarcan Recycling is hoping to improve the rate of return on plastic milk jugs and milk cartons, as recycling efforts in this area continue to fall short. "The key to the whole program is that it's ...

Many of us gather items such as used soup cans, milk jugs, and old medicine bottles to be recycled. But what actually gets ...

You toss that greasy pizza box into the recycling bin. You feel good about it. You're helping the planet, right? Well, here's ...

WRAP’s project to develop recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE) milk bottles, delivered by core project team Nextek, Nampak and Dairy Crest, won a gold award for the Best Use of an Innovative ...

A battle has been waging in Sacramento over whether beverage cartons — the ones used for milk, juice, broth, wine, even egg whites — should get the coveted chasing arrows recycling label. Earlier this ...

We’ve all seen the little triangle of arrows on the bottoms of plastic bottles and other containers, intended to guide consumers to proper plastic recycling. But if you also have noticed the ...

Cans are one-third of the value of recycled material, but collection is declining. Bottle bills effectively boost recycling rates, but there are disagreements over implementation. Paper, cardboard, ...

There are hardcore recyclers—and those who don’t recycle at all. And then there is a third group: the wishful recyclers—aka "wish-cyclers." This well-intentioned lot tosses questionable items into ...