Recycling can be confusing. Use these symbols to decode what and how best to recycle. Recycling is highly beneficial to the environment. It creates less waste and minimizes demand for raw materials ...

At Columbia’s landfill, ribbons of blue recycling bags are scattered across a mound of trash that also includes old furniture ...

In cities that use single-stream recycling, consumers put all of their recyclable materials − paper, cardboard, plastic, glass and metal − into a single bin. Once collected, the mixed ...

This includes paper, cardboard ... Wash out milk and juice jugs, for example, before recycling. Leave recyclable items contaminated with food waste — like grease-soaked pizza boxes ...

RELATED: Georgia-Pacific boosts paper cup recycling capabilities More than 125,000 residents ... Spartanburg County’s leadership in this initiative sets a great example for other communities to follow ...