How small cities around the country are fighting to save recycling

Hardships caused by China's global recycling industry disruptions have been particularly acute in small U.S. cities and towns over the past year. But in the face of adversity, a number of them have devised solutions…

Ulster wants residents to review rules of recycling

Ulster County Legislative Chairwoman Tracey Bartels and Legislator Laura Petit, chairwoman of the Recycling Oversight Committee, want Ulster County residents to re-educate themselves about recycling.

Maryland recycling center destroyed by raging Saturday fire

Around 70 firefighters raced to a burning recycling plant in Cheverly where the fire sent up smoke that could be seen for miles on Saturday evening.

It's likely there's something in your recycling bin that shouldn’t be there

City pleads with residents to stop recycling plastic bags

Fire damage forces recycling center to close

The Warrensburg Fire Department responded to the report of a fully involved fire at the recycling drop-off site at Pine and Washington streets.

Alberta government injects $750K into agricultural waste recycling pilot

Program aims to recycle grain bags and twine

Five Ogle County drop-off recycling centers close in May

Ogle County will end its drop-off recycling program in May after nearly 25 years of operation.

A move by China puts U.S. small-town recycling programs in the dumps

Big cities have shielded their residents from the impact of China’s decision last year to curtail the solid waste it will accept from other countries. But rural and small-town residents are starting to get squeezed…

USA to recycle critical battery materials more intensely

The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) announced the establishment of a research and development centre for the recycling of critical materials

In rural Southern Illinois, recycling lags. But it's growing.

Every county in the Illinois state would appoint a recycling coordinator and develop a plan to recycle at least 25 percent of its trash.

Phenix City recycling Centers are no longer accepting plastic

Phenix City has two recycling centers. The recycling centers accept steel cans, newspapers, cardboard but on the plastic compartment there's a seal over it. Kimberly Hoskins says not having plastic available anywhere to be recycled…

Another recycling option nears in county

Within a few months, St. Joseph County residents will have a place to recycle home electronics, on a weekly basis.

A mobile app has tips and schedules for Baltimore recycling

With Recycle Coach, the city is looking to help make recycling easier.

Wellesley's food waste recycling program is now permanent

A pilot food recycling program for Wellesley residents will now be a permanent effort, according to the town.

Why recycling costs are piling up

Two years after China began constricting the types of recyclable materials it will import from the U.S., the effects of that lost market are taking hold: While recycling was once a promising revenue stream for…

14 items you shouldn't toss in the recycling bin

Recycling one ton of paper saves enough energy to power the average home for six months, saves 7,000 gallons of water and massively reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

Forsyth recycling Christmas trees at multiple sites

Forsyth County residents have six places to drop off their live Christmas trees for recycling in and around Cumming as part of the "Bring One for the Chipper" annual tree collection.