Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum ...

jugs and jars loose in the bin. Lids may remain on. Only plastic bottles, jugs and jars are accepted in your curbside recycling bin. Do not place plastic yogurt containers, margarine/butter tubs ...

The recycling symbol isn’t copyrighted, which means any plastic-producing company can slap it on their products, even if they aren’t recyclable. That piece of paper or plastic that we supposed ...

While single-stream recycling is convenient, it has downsides. Contamination, such as food residue, plastic bags and items that can’t be recycled, can degrade the quality of the remaining material, ...