Eighty percent of Americans support recycling. The public understands that recycling is a great way to conserve natural resources and reduce waste. But our current system is not set up to fully ...

Plastic recycling symbols only tell you what type of plastic an item is made from — not that the item is recyclable. Plastics 1, 2, and 5 are typically recyclable, while 3, 4, 6, and 7 can rarely be ...

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, almost 94 tons of municipal solid waste were recycled and composed in 2018 – about 32%. But there's also the looming issue of contamination, rendering ...

In the fall of 2020, I picked up my first e-bike, a Specialized Levo SL, and it soon became my primary mode of transportation. I rode it to friend’s houses, the grocery store and local trails, among ...

When I visited my friend in Scotland, I was amazed to see how little waste from her family of four actually went into the garbage can. Besides their good habits of buying items with minimal packaging, ...

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Can you recycle a mattress? The answer is yes. And not only can an old mattress be recycled, it's actually easier to do than you think. When it comes to getting rid of bulky items, the mattress is one ...

Our basement bedroom has a huge desktop computer that we never, ever touch -- except to dust. Why are we keeping it? A recent CNET survey found that nearly a third of us are hoarding old electronics, ...

As a beauty editor, I inevitably collect copious amounts of products for work — and every few months, this leaves me with a hefty pile of empty or used products to dispose of. As someone who regularly ...

If you haven’t already heard, e-waste is a pretty big deal. Not only is it widespread, but it’s also a significant problem that has been ongoing for decades — and sees little chance of being solved as ...

TVs can be recycled, and while the process may involve some legwork, it’s often reasonably easy—and easily worth the trouble compared with the alternative. An unwanted TV can feel like an albatross ...