Not all plastic is the same. Old yogurt cups and milk jugs, for example, don’t play well together when being turned into new ...

Recycling is often presented as one of the simplest ways to help the planet. Toss your old cans, bottles, or appliances in the right bin and you've done your part, or at least that's what most people ...

CRI, however, says that bottle bill programs are a sure way to increase the aluminum can recycling rate. Pat Franklin, CRI executive director, says, “The industry insists that curbside recycling and ...

As the recycling system struggles today, the economic logic is simple — the more aluminum we return back to the recycling stream, the healthier the overall system.

Want to make some extra money from your trash? Yes, you can do that! Recycling centers and scrap yards all over the country (and beyond) will pay you for discarded aluminum cans. Here’s ...

UACJ prioritizes horizontal recycling, encompassing Can to Can, to achieve a society where aluminum is utilized indefinitely.” Achieving the 100 percent recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans, is ...

From its status as the symbol of roadside trash in the 1970s, the aluminum can has become a valuable commodity in the national recycling stream.

Learn how to recycle scrap metal, what types of metal are eligible, pick-up and drop-off options, and how to find the price of scrap metal near you.

The global impact is massive. Europe alone generates between 7 and 9 million tons of aluminum waste from cars each year.

A bill that would bump up the rate of aluminum can recycling would benefit the economy and the environment, writes a Chicago-area CEO.

Aluminum foil is often covered in food — like splatter from the grill or cheese from a gooey casserole. Most recycling centers can’t accept items that have been contaminated with food or ...