PET water bottles are now the most recycled container in curbside programs by weight and by number, according to the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR). The Alexandria, ...

When Ohioans drop in or drop off their recyclables, they might not realize that in addition to diverting trash from the landfill, they are also supporting jobs, consumers and Ohio’s economy. In fact, ...

If you live in one of the 10 U.S. states with a bottle deposit program, you’re probably familiar with the idea of feeding your empty plastic bottles or aluminum cans into a machine and getting a few ...

Above, recyclers redeemed their HI-5 recycling. At a Jan. 24 hearing held by the Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee, three people along with Reynolds Recycling Inc. and a Kauai County ...

Over the past decade, it's come to light that plastic recycling is mostly bogus – essentially a marketing scheme crafted by the oil industry. (Raw plastic materials come from fossil fuel production.) ...

Great Nip Pickup Challenge sees 85,800 nips picked up in the state A bottle bill is currently making its way through RI legislature Bottle bill would give a deposit back for plastic bottles returned ...

Rhode Island legislators introduced three bills to address plastic bottle waste, including a "bottle bill" and an "extended producer responsibility" program. The bottle bill would implement a 10-cent ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed off on changes to California's bottle recycling law in a bid to bolster the state's beverage container recycling program, reducing the amount of plastic and glass going ...

Hawaii consumers and businesses could see a 100% spike in the cost to discard beverage containers via curbside recycling, the trash and other means outside of a state redemption program. Senate Bill ...