The waste crisis is devastating our planet. A lot of the stuff we throw gets dumped in landfills. These massive waste disposal sites are often created by destroying forests or inhabitable lands. For ...

The recycling symbol on that container doesn't necessarily mean it can go in your curbside bin. Here's how to decode those plastic recycling numbers.

AI and spectroscopy enhance plastic recycling sorting accuracy and efficiency for sustainable manufacturing practices.

ST. LOUIS — Recycling hasn't had the best track record in the St. Louis area recently. In late 2021, St. Louis City officials told 5 On Your Side that they were no longer picking up trash and ...

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, almost 94 tons of municipal solid waste were recycled and composed in 2018 – about 32%. But there's also the looming issue of contamination, rendering ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (FOX40.COM) — Many people don’t sort their ...

Knowing what items can go in your recycling bin will help make sure we’re recycling as much as we can and recycling correctly ...

Sorting your recyclable paper, plastic and glass from your regular trash is one of the first steps, but the journey toward an environmentally sustainable future doesn’t end there. The Waste Pro ...

Milk cartons may lose the recycling symbol in California, potentially making the material unusable in the state.

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