Here's the truth - I am not a very good recycler. There was a time, however, when I was... Many moons ago, as I struck out on my own and was a reporter at the Grant County Herald-Indepen-dent in ...

Forklift operator Godiell Harris arranges bales of high-density polyethylene plastic at the Republic Services recycling facility. Photo by: Steve Marcus Republic Services says the amount of waste from ...

Editor’s note: Got questions about recycling? We’ve got answers. Times editorial board members and Opinion columnists Melissa Davis and Josh Farley continue their deep dive into the recyclable, the ...

The Viroqua City Council, Tuesday, April 26, approved allowing Southwest Sanitation to collect commingled recyclable materials. Starting in May, recyclable material can be put out to the curb in one ...

As of last month, New York City’s Sunset Park waterfront is home to the largest commingle recycling facility in the nation. After its inaugural run on opening day, the facility shut down for some ...

TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. >> The Town Board expects to vote Thursday on buying additional containers needed to return to separated recycling. The board is to meet at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall. The Ulster ...

The European Commission has confirmed that commingled collectionswill beallowed under the revised Waste Framework Directive, provided high quality is achieved. In long-awaited guidance published on ...

Commingled bins cause contamination. Is it time to go for separate bins for glass and paper? It was supposed to be the more efficient solution. Now as governments and local councils search for answers ...

The private operator of the Lackawanna County Recycling Center will begin charging municipalities by the ton on July 20 for bottles, cans and jars dropped off at the facility. The center – which is ...