Though you may have good intentions, not all takeout containers are easily recyclable. These are the six types you're better off tossing in the trash.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- More and more cities, including Philadelphia, are banning plastic bags because of environmental dangers. Some big box retailers offer drop-off bins for recycling, including ...

First, remove any prescription labels and clean the bottle. Expert shares genius tip to deal with empty pill bottles: 'Do not recycle these curbside' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Recycling is one answer to the growth in plastic waste but treating “wash water” used to clean recycled plastic before re-use can produce safer recycled ...

Some items you can recycle in one city may be prohibited in another. Batteries, plastic bags, small appliances, and more may ...

For more than a decade, Courtney Williams and her family have lived in the shadow of the Wheelabrator waste-to-energy incinerator, located along the Hudson River in Peekskill, New York. "We go outside ...

Plastics are the most sustainable option. Food suppliers are decades away from other material that performs as well at food ...

Changes to household collections are part of wider moves to increase the recycling rates, which have stalled in recent years.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- For the past two weeks, ABC13 Meteorologist Elyse Smith has covered how the City of Houston manages recycling, specifically looking at how plastic is recycled. And when it ...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, ...