Changes to household collections are part of wider moves to increase the recycling rates, which have stalled in recent years.

Though lots of holiday waste can be recycled or repurposed, there are several items you should keep out of the recycling bin.

American household garbage increases by 25% over the holidays, but it doesn't have to tax the area's stressed trash disposal ...

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

The backstory: The law began as Senate Bill 53, authored by state Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco, to ...

Next time you are asked if you want a bag when checking at the supermarket, you can expect a paper bag as the plastic bag law ...

Every day, millions of people use thermal paper without thinking about it. Receipts, shipping labels, tickets, and medical ...

The new Simpler Recycling rules come into force from 31 March 2026. Councils will have to standardise their recycling ...

California shoppers will have one less decision to make at the checkout counter starting Jan. 1, as the state enacts a ban on ...

Coffee cups are among the previously ineligible items Ottawa residents can toss into their blue bins starting Thursday.

California has entered a new phase of waste reduction as a statewide ban on all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores and ...