According to the Environmental Protection Agency, almost 94 tons of municipal solid waste were recycled and composed in 2018 – about 32%. But there's also the looming issue of contamination, rendering ...

Christmas is over — and in its wake has left a lot of debris. From a mountain of wrapping paper to broken string lights, holiday cards and Christmas trees, the holiday aftermath raises many questions ...

The holidays create a lot of waste, with all the wrapped presents, holiday-centric clothing and strands of lights that don't work anymore. The day after Christmas, you might find yourself wondering ...

As Christmas Day comes to a close, so many of our homes will be filled with piles and piles of holiday wrapping scraps. We’ll tell you how to properly dispose of all this waste — what can be recycled ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Paper, plastic, with straws or without, Starbucks’ cups inspire a lot of passion in the coffee shop’s customers. The commonly seen cups have been the subject of hundreds, if ...

Waste and recycling company WM has added plastic cups made of polypropylene (PP) and paper to-go cups to its universal list of accepted recyclable materials, meaning residents can recycle to-go cups ...

More than 3.4 billion gift cards were sold in the United States in 2021. As the holidays approach, experts estimate that roughly 60% of consumers plan on purchasing gift cards this December, making it ...

Recycling plants are amassing millions of tons of plastic bottles. Recycling plants are amassing millions of tons of plastic bottles, the Environmental Protection Agency says, with some becoming part ...

For many, the biggest decision to make at the grocery story is the very last one — do you want your food packed in paper bags or plastic bags? The stores clearly would rather you go with plastic bags.