Consumers want to buy eco-friendly goods, so many companies pretend to be greener than they actually are. Here's how to tell ...

Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum ...

Improperly discarded medications and medical sharps pose a growing threat to public health, sanitation workers, and the ...

The recycling symbol isn’t copyrighted, which means any plastic-producing company can slap it on their products, even if they aren’t recyclable. That piece of paper or plastic that we supposed ...

A survey shows people with healthy eating habits tend to waste less food than those who focus on choosing ethical and ...

While single-stream recycling is convenient, it has downsides. Contamination, such as food residue, plastic bags and items that can’t be recycled, can degrade the quality of the remaining material, ...

It offers collection services, including picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station, recovery facility, or disposal site ...

Tossing takeout containers into the recycling bin feels like the right move, but looks can be deceiving. A lot of food ...

However, one of the most critical issues that continues to plague the city is the lack of a proper waste management system ... The unavailability of basic waste disposal facilities has led to a ...

Recycling is picked up weekly. There will be waste pickup on all statutory holidays with the exception of Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. The rescheduled dates are posted in December.

As Christmas fast approaches, and along with it increases in waste going into our bins, it's a timely reminder about recycling whatever we can. Research from Nestlé has revealed that 74 per cent of ...