The answer to this question falls somewhere in the middle: No, you should not crush metal cans entirely to recycle them, but ...

For decades, we've been told: recycle! "If we're not using recycled paper, we're cutting down more trees!" says Lynn Hoffman, co-president of Eureka Recycling. Recycling paper (or cardboard) does save ...

What motivates you to do more to protect the environment? A survey by the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC), a nonprofit, public service organization dedicated to recycling used ...

Americans, asked to imagine they were an item in a recycling bin, had to describe what happens to them next. In the range of responses to a March poll, 15% of those polled took the pessimistic route ...

DOUGLAS - The math is simple. Less trash into landfills means lower costs to manage that waste. The equation works whether landfills regionalize or not, making recycling a major priority for groups ...

Recycling makes a difference for the environment — when it’s done correctly. Placing the wrong items in your curbside bin can disrupt the recycling process, impacting the correctly recycled materials ...