Changes to household collections are part of wider moves to increase the recycling rates, which have stalled in recent years.

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While it’s safe to reuse plastic bags, you’ll want to clean them between uses for sanitary purposes and to reduce any ...

Got a round plastic lid lying around in your kitchen? With a some burlap, skewers, and a glass bottle, you can turn it into ...

In Portage County, people can recycle plastic containers marked with numbers 1, 2 or 5, but only if they meet specific ...

The new Simpler Recycling rules come into force from 31 March 2026. Councils will have to standardise their recycling ...

As a result, plastics must be carefully sorted into relatively pure streams, which pushes up recycling costs and reduces efficiency. Mechanical recycling — the dominant method worldwide — involves ...

Reducing plastic use this year should be on everyone’s radar, although it won’t be easy. According to the United Nations, ...

Windsor-Essex residents can now combine all recyclables into a single blue cart instead of having to separate them into the ...

When the pine needles on your Christmas tree start to dry out, it’s time to recycle it. Christmas trees can be recycled ...

Coffee cups are among the previously ineligible items Ottawa residents can toss into their blue bins starting Thursday.

Residents in the largest city in the Rio Grande Valley will notice some new charges on their monthly utility bills in the new ...