Recycling standards vary widely across the US. Recycling the wrong material or including wet or dirty items can contaminate the waste stream. Some items may need to be dropped off at specific ...

You may be unintentionally doing more harm than good by tossing these items into the recycling bin. Getty Images / Westend61 Although recycling isn’t a new concept, the rules surrounding it can be ...

It’s easy to get confused about what can and can’t be recycled. The No. 1 rule is to follow your local guidelines. Print them and post them by your recycling bins for quick reference. But ...

Never recycle to-go coffee cups or grocery bags because they can contain other materials. Lightweight items like plastic straws can disrupt recycling processes. Check your local town's recycling ...

PEABODY - About one-third of Americans recycle, but despite our best intentions we recycle things that hurt the cause. So, do we really know what goes in the recycling bin? To find out, we went to ...

Most clean, dry paper can go into your curbside bin. This includes things like newspapers, magazines, cardboard, and greeting cards. Are there exceptions? God, yes. For example, if a greeting card ...

Tim Klomhaus of Elburn needed to recycle a number of hard-to-get-rid-of items around his house and was happy he found somewhere to do that over the weekend. “I’ve got some fluorescents, some aerosols ...