Commingled recycling, or single-stream recycling, is the system in which all plastic, metals, paper, and other recyclables are mixed into a single collection truck. This means residents do not need to ...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- There is a lot of confusion about what is recyclable right now. So why recycle right? "Simply put, it matters," said Tammy Shoop, Joint Base Lewis-McChord's ...

State and local recycling coordinators spend many hours setting up residential recycling programs, educating citizens and getting everything just right. During startup, collection points are observed, ...

Like other industries, the recycling and waste management industry has a lot of expressions and vocabulary that don’t make that much sense to the rest of us. Try out: “What’s the MRF getting for ...

But new technology that allows these materials to be mechanically sorted has made curbside sorting a thing of the past. While paper and cardboard must still be separated before being put on the curb, ...

Sorting household recycling at the kerbside is the “best and cheapest option in most cases”, the Waste & Resources Action Programme said today (June 9). The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) ...

There have been a lot of recycling changes happening at the Disposal Area over the past year or more. What items can be recycled and where the recycling containers are located seems to have changed ...