You may be surprised to learn that some of the things you put in your recycling bins contaminate the whole batch. Here's what ...

SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio residents will no longer be allowed to place plastic bags in the city's blue recycle bins after August 1. The San Antonio Solid Waste Department (SWMD) said it will not ...

As holiday waste amounts skyrocket, county officials warn not everything belongs in the recycling bin. Only clean, dry, loose ...

Think one person’s trash is another’s treasure? Think again! San Antonio is no longer accepting plastic bags in its blue recycling bin, even if they are bundled, city officials said Thursday. Plastic ...

Instead of tossing plastic bags in the trash, use them around your home. Learn some of the most useful ways to repurpose plastic grocery bags.

NEW YORK (AP) — For half a century, New York City residents have taken out their trash by flinging plastic bags stuffed with stinking garbage straight onto the sidewalk. When the bags inevitably leak ...

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Solid Waste Management Department is no longer accepting single-use plastic bags in blue recycling bins, even bundled, to address issues caused by processing them. The ...

That means that it will be mandatory for residents of those boroughs to separate their organic waste from their regular trash starting on that date. The compost, which must be placed in a separate bin ...

Beginning on Tuesday, April 1, New Yorkers can now be fined if they fail to abide by New York City’s compost disposal regulations. That means that it is mandatory for borough residents to separate ...

ASTORIA, Queens -- Police are searching for the person who left a dead baby in a trash can in Queens, New York. Authorities said a resident noticed an unpleasant smell when he entered Dutch Kills ...