Residents of three communities in the Back Mountain will soon transfer to a color-coded recycling system using three different bins. Yellow is for glass. Red is for plastic, aluminum, tin and steel.

What started as a summer science project for Gig Harbor and Peninsula students has blossomed into something Mandi Thorne feels could change recycling and waste management in the Gig Harbor area for ...

It never fails. You thought you prepared the perfect curbside recycling bin only to arrive home to find items left behind. You then wonder, what did I do wrong? Why were these items left in my bin?

Recycling right can not only save money, it can also save energy and natural resources. When materials are properly recycled, they can be made in new products and let raw materials have to be ...