Q: I live in an apartment complex and our dumpster provider does not adequately mark the containers. I have to frequently pull non-recyclable items out of the overflowing recycle dumpster and put them ...

In a letter to the EPA, 17 legislators made the case for implementing standardized labels developed by Recycle Across America. Seventeen legislators have asked the EPA to implement nationwide labeling ...

In the journey towards a circular economy, recycling efficiency is more important than ever. A small innovation is making a big difference: wash-off labels. These specialised labels are designed to ...

Have you ever walked up to a trash bin and a recycling bin and felt confused on what goes where? Even if you work with plastics in some shape or another on a day-to-day basis, the answer is probably ...

Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corp. (RIRRC), Johnston, Rhode Island, has announced a partnership with Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, designed to increase recycling levels and ...

When I was in Seattle for the 2012 TAPPI PLACE Conference (May 6-9; Grand Hyatt Seattle), there was an aspect of the city that stuck with me, and it wasn't the overabundance of Starbucks. All over the ...

Please let me offer my congratulations to writer Jesse Duarte for highlighting (in his May 12 article, “Unlabeled trash cans stir recycling flap”) the need for clearly labeled collection bins in order ...

I'm glad that Washington is debating plastics recycling. Some readers will be skeptical, but municipalities are facing difficult issues when it comes to recycling, and plastics is usually portrayed as ...

Plastic recycling labels are everywhere: The ubiquitous “chasing arrows” symbol adorns everything from plastic bags and water bottles to kids’ toys. Most commonly, these symbols appear with a number — ...