Plastic bags don’t go in the recycling bin. What should you do instead?

You may have heard that recycling plastic grocery bags can jam up machinery, but what might not be as well known is that ...

Plastic bags can’t go in household recycling bins – here’s what to do instead

In 2018 alone, over 3 million tons (2.7 metric tons) of plastic bags, sacks, and wraps in the United States were sent to ...
Salon

Coffee cups, plastic bags, meal kit packaging: Here’s what to do with hard to recycle items

When it comes to recycling, most folks know to sort their plastic and paper, thanks to the blue and green plastic sorting bins given out by their municipal departments. But beyond the basics of ...
NBC New York

Big Oil Touted Recycling to Sell More Plastic, and Left Cities Grappling With a Costly Waste Problem

Just because that plastic item you rinsed out and placed in your recycling bin is labeled as recyclable doesn't mean it actually is. In fact, according to a 2020 Greenpeace report, most types of ...
Waste360

Turning Construction Plastic Waste into Profit, Findings from a New Pilot

Findings from a New Pilot. Construction and demolition debris make up a staggering one-third of landfill waste in North ...