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

Generally, you don't need to remove paper labels from metal or aluminum cans before you chuck them in the recycling bin. When ...

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, ...

All households will have to separate paper and card from glass, metal and plastic under new recycling rules coming next year.

Thousands of households across Hampton Roads will have their recycling bins inspected ... Many other pieces of waste may ask ...

Here’s a guide to what you can and can’t put in your recycling bins, according to advice from the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation: ...

A garbage truck driver has revealed exactly how workers know what you’ve put in your bin — even when you’re not supposed to.

Some people in West London will face changes to their bin collections during the long weekend. Good Friday (April 16) and ...

A shortage of waste bins poses a problem to Bristol City Council’s plan to drive up recycling rates. For months now, ordering ...

The new "Empire Bins" are designed to be emptied with modern garbage trucks, and have locks that can only be opened with a ...

Dumpster diving is technically legal in California, legal experts say, but practitioners must follow certain rules. Mitch Cox TNS If a dumpster is located on private property or if there’s clear ...

Mountains of rubbish continue to be a common sight in parts of Birmingham as the dispute between the city council and the Unite union rumbles on. Indefinite strike action began on 11 March although ...