You toss that greasy pizza box into the recycling bin. You feel good about it. You're helping the planet, right? Well, here's ...

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Generally, you don't need to remove paper labels from metal or aluminum cans before you chuck them in the recycling bin. When the cans are recycled, the heat applied to the metal burns away the paper ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most black plastic containers are non-recyclable. Takeout containers are becoming more eco-friendly, but there are still some that ...

Recycling household waste is easier than ever. But that’s because there are fewer items accepted into curbside bins. The restrictions come mostly from the difficulties in separating paper, glass, ...

Let's be real. Nobody likes looking into their garbage bin.It smells awful, looks worse, and most of us toss a bag into the ...

A typical takeout scenario: You buy a meal to go, eat every bite, rinse the container and toss it in the recycling bin, just like you’ve done many times before. Wait. Don’t do that, not if the takeout ...