Most contain foil, plastic, glitter and glue - so please pop them into your brown general waste bin!" However, in the comment section he also advised that every council is different, so you need ...

Stephanie Widmer explains potential hazards of single-use plastic. Safety concerns have ... or items such as water bottles and takeout food containers. Aside from the obvious environmental threats ...

Black plastic used in kitchen utensils can contain trace chemicals from electronic waste, and single use containers can be especially difficult to recycle. Plastic is being increasingly ...

The mother-of-two from Singleton, in the NSW Upper Hunter, has just put her general waste red bin out for collection for the first time all year. "The last time I put it out was New Year's Eve ...

Citywide rules now require more buildings to place trash bags inside containers for pickup. Many New Yorkers are thrilled to see fewer rats, but some are discovering new headaches. By embracing ...

Uline — the Wisconsin-based office and shipping supply company controlled by Lake Forest billionaires Liz and Dick Uihlein — shuttles in its own workers from Mexico. Those staffers are using ...

Lauren Wicks is a freelance writer and editor based in Birmingham, Alabama. She writes for brands such as VERANDA, Well + Good, Southern Living, and EatingWell, covering all things lifestyle from ...

A recent study that recommended toxic chemicals in black plastic products be immediately ... with what we can toss in our blue recycling bins. The 1 through 7 numbers stand for, respectively ...

When possible, buy cleaning products, both for your household and hygiene, that don't come in plastic containers. Consider investing in a filter for tap water. Our clothing can also shed a lot of ...

The items tested included black plastic utensils such as spatulas, black plastic to-go containers (usually the bottom portion) and some toys. But the study authors made a math mistake ...

paper and card all other dry recyclable materials (plastic, metal and glass The new standard requirement for most homes and workplaces will be four containers, which could include bags ...

Three recycling bins outside shopping mall, illustrating what items are and are not recyclable, Plastic, Paper and Foam, in Florida. Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images ...