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.

This article originally appeared on ProPublica. Last year, I became obsessed with a plastic cup. It was a small container that held diced fruit, the type thrown into lunch boxes. And it was the first ...

You might assume most takeout containers are recyclable in 2025, but that's far from true. While some materials are almost always safe to recycle such as glass and paper, others have a gray area and ...

Those crinkly plastic cartons are so much more than just a single-use receptacle for storing your favorite fruit.

CHARLOTTE — For most people, plastic bags are a part of life. They are in grocery stores, malls, big box retailers and more. The average person uses hundreds of them each year. Several big box ...