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Recycling the wrong things makes the whole system run slower. Here are seven takeout containers that don't belong in your recycling bin.
The recycling symbol on that container doesn't necessarily mean it can go in your curbside bin. Here's how to decode those plastic recycling numbers.
There now is a limited list of what Columbia can send to a recycling facility. Other materials still will have to go to the ...
What is recyclable still evokes confusion. Are bottle caps too small to recycle? What about batteries? And what in the world ...
A Styrofoam recycling event will be held Aug. 10 at Frontier Sports Complex by Naperville Noon Lions Club and the Naperville Environment and Sustainability Task Force.
The next phase for Washington state's ban on Styrofoam is about to kick in, putting an end to an era of squeaky to-go containers used by restaurants and other businesses.
Waco's 2-year-old Styrofoam recycling program is still going strong, and Friends of the Climate will revive its own collection in February, taking more types of foam than the city.
A Virginia state ban on single-use styrofoam containers, technically known as expanded polystyrene (EPS), became law July 1.
You might assume most takeout containers are recyclable in 2025, but that's far from true. While some materials are almost always safe to recycle such as glass and paper, others have a gray area ...
It’s a new year, and that means the end of Styrofoam to-go containers in Oregon. As of Jan. 1, a new state law takes effect that bans restaurants and food carts from using polystyrene foam ...
A new 2025 law banning statewide the use of Styrofoam to-go containers will come with an added cost to businesses and likely consumers.