Knowing your symbols makes it easier to reuse and recycle. Groups 1, 2, and 5 are easy to recycle curbside, but groups 4, 6, ...

Many common household items can be recycled, but it's important to follow specific guidelines for disposal. Hazardous materials, such as paint and batteries, often require special handling and should ...

If you're one of those people who loves to cook, no doubt your saucepans take a bit of a battering in the kitchen. Eventually, there will come a time when they need to be got rid of. However, not all ...

If you don’t have an opportunity to separate your waste for recycling, do not throw it. Turn the recycle bin into a craft ...

Some items you can recycle in one city may be prohibited in another. Batteries, plastic bags, small appliances, and more may ...

Tossing the wrong items into recycling can gum up the entire process. Here are seven takeout containers that should skip the blue bin entirely.

Unsure what you can and can't put in your rubbish bin? There are some surprising items you might not have considered.

You may be unintentionally doing more harm than good by tossing these items into the recycling bin. Although recycling isn’t a new concept, the rules surrounding it can be confusing. Even if you have ...

The spray nozzle and pump mechanism (which can have metal parts) can't be recycled. Perfume retailers such as Boots also ...

Workers sort through recycling materials on a conveyor belt as they are sent through a complex sorting machine on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016 at the Hamm's Recycling Facility, 26195 Linwood Road. To be ...