A pizza box, a bag of chips and a soda can all have one thing in common – the “recycle” symbol printed on their packaging asking customers not to throw them away in the trash. But the reality is that ...

Recycling is a local enterprise, which means every system isn’t able to process all the same materials. Some take glass; some ...

Recycling plays a crucial role in mitigating climate change and protecting the natural world. Reusing discarded material limits the amount of waste which may end as a deposit in landfills, washing out ...

In this Our Changing Climate environmental video essay, I take a look at how recycling works and where recycled items go after they hit the recycling bin. Specifically, I follow a plastic bottle that ...

Recycling promises discarded items a new life: Aluminum soda cans become new ones. Plastic is transformed into containers, athletic clothing and carpet. Cardboard becomes cereal boxes and paper towels ...