Three options are going before lawmakers to boost RI's recycling of bottles, and two include options to return bottles for a ...

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

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, ...

An extended producer responsibility program would make producers responsible for recycling ... Clean Water Action and Just Zero voiced support for efforts to create a bottle redemption program ...

Hagan McEntee’s legislation — described as a so-called “bottle bill” — would impose at 10-cent deposit on the purchase of each bottled or canned beverage. That deposit would then be refunded if the ...

While a bill was recently introduced to incentivize recycling in Rhode Island, some are raising concerns about the potential impact on consumers’ wallets.

It's well understood in the recycling business that the flow of discarded PET bottles into clothing and carpeting is currently a one-way street. PET water and soda bottles can be recycled into ...

The city of Houston is asking residents to leave plastic water bottles intact when placing them in recycling bins. According to city officials, crushed or flattened plastic bottles can confuse the ...

How are NCAA basketball Final Four local organizing committees and finalists taking meaningful steps to reduce environmental ...

Watsons invited a group of Young Post junior reporters to their recycling partner, Baguio, to see what they’re doing to help save the environment. Help save the planet Single-use water bottles ...