Recycling

Recycling

Learn how to recycle everything, from aluminum and newspapers to less obvious household items.

  • Does recycling cause you to consume more?

    Tue, Mar 12, 2013 9:48 AM by John Platt

    A new study suggests that people who have the option to recycle may end up using more.

  • Keep America Beautiful goes social for annual Great American Cleanup event

    Thu, Mar 07, 2013 9:03 PM by John Platt

    Millions of volunteers will help beautify their communities while keeping in touch via Twitter and Instagram.

  • Houston landfill diversion scheme finalist for Mayors Challenge prize

    Thu, Mar 07, 2013 3:46 PM by Matt Hickman

    Although Houstonites may be good at a lot of things, recycling is not one of them. And knowing that residents may never come around, the city proposes a technologically advanced solution dubbed One Bin for All.

  • Recycling symbols decoded

    Mon, Mar 04, 2013 3:03 PM by Laura DiMugno

    There's more to recycling than paper or plastic. Take the mystery out of recycling by following this handy guide.

  • Coors partners with Recyclebank

    Fri, Feb 15, 2013 11:55 AM by Melissa Hincha-Ownby

    Up to $250,000 will be donated to Recyclebank for a recycling awareness campaign through the Coors Recycles program.

  • Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposes ban on plastic-foam containers

    Thu, Feb 14, 2013 11:56 AM by Melissa Breyer

    The citywide ban will include New Yorker's beloved takeout boxes, cups and trays.

  • DIY E-waste project ideas [Infographic]

    Wed, Feb 13, 2013 3:03 PM by Matt Hickman

    The reuse-minded folks at Metrofax have a few thoughts on how to get crafty this winter while keeping unwanted gadgets and gizmos out of landfills. VCR transformed into an automated cat feeder, anyone?

  • Why are people eating their own trash? [Infographic]

    Fri, Feb 01, 2013 4:18 PM

    The ocean food web is contaminated by trash and garbage, and it's ending up in our diets.

  • For marginalized urban recyclers, a nonprofit with a can-do attitude

    Wed, Jan 30, 2013 5:24 PM by Matt Hickman

    Founded to support New York City's community of maligned and largely destitute urban recyclers known as canners, Sure We Can operates the city's only homeless-friendly bottle and can redemption center.

  • Austin rolls out curbside compost collection pilot

    Thu, Jan 24, 2013 11:30 AM by Matt Hickman

    In an effort to send zero waste to landfills by 2040, Austin expands its long-running curbside yard debris collection program by allowing nearly 8,000 households to add food scraps and other types of organic waste to the mix.

  • Interface expands fishing net recycling scheme on quest toward 'zero'

    Wed, Jan 16, 2013 7:27 PM by Matt Hickman

    Eco-minded modular carpeting behemoth Interface and the Zoological Society of London expand Net-Works, a coastal cleanup/recycling initiative that benefits impoverished fishing communities in the Philippines.

  • 5 ways to reuse a CD spindle

    Fri, Jan 11, 2013 10:59 AM by Networx.com

    Don't throw out that non-recyclable container! It has plenty of life left to offer.

  • 6 ways to upcycle bottle caps

    Fri, Jan 04, 2013 4:47 PM by Networx.com

    Why toss them out when so many creative things are right there at your fingertips?

  • Starbucks' new $1 reusable coffee cup

    Thu, Jan 03, 2013 10:45 AM by Robin Shreeves

    The new cup will look like a regular Starbucks coffee cup, but will the inexpensive price tag make these cups too easy to forget about?

  • In Portland, Christmas tree recycling that gives back

    Wed, Jan 02, 2013 4:26 PM by Matt Hickman

    Move over bake sales and car washes ... a do-goody alternative to municipal curbside pick-up, Christmas tree recycling has become a lucrative fundraising activity for nonprofit groups in Portland, Ore.

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