If you’re used to recycling, you know that there are many rules for what goes in the recycling bin depending on where you live. They’re ever-changing, which can lead to confusion. (We can only imagine ...

It’s a small matter, but a detail dedicated recyclers want to get right. Should you remove the cap of a plastic bottle before recycling it? How about the lid of a metal container? How about the lid of ...

Editor's note: A version of this story aired in December 2019. We get it: Recycling can be confusing. Do you keep the bottle caps on plastic water bottles or take them off? Should you break down ...

“Little plastics” have been in the news a lot lately, things like straws, pens, and coffee pods, which are evading our recycling systems and causing problems just because of their size. One of the ...

Recycling plastic bottles can be one small but significant way to help reduce waste, but knowing exactly how you should recycle this kind of plastic is vital. Take plastic bottle caps, for example.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Should the caps remain on bottles when they’re put in the recycling bin? A viewer, Carol, asked this question: “Are the screw-on caps supposed to be removed or can they be left on ...

This is a recycling story with literally countless twists and turns. According to researchers at Florida Institute of Technology, putting many thousands of self-contained, bagged bottle caps in select ...

As a champion of both small businesses and environmental protection, I am grateful for Subrenia Smith’s commentary regarding my Senate Bill 45 to reduce litter and the dangerous health impacts of ...

A bench made from plastic bottle caps was dedicated at Peters Township Library on Thursday. The Giant Oaks Garden Club, which collected plastic non-biodegradable caps, “adopted” the bench from Clean ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 25 (Reuters) - In Brazil's largest favela of Rocinha, on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, a local project aims to promote recycling by donating food in exchange for bottle caps ...