Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. But what really happens ...

While the holidays can be a joyful time of year for many, they are also a significant source of waste. Americans produce an estimated 25% more solid waste between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, ...

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(THE CONVERSATION) Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. Plastics ...

(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.) Correction: The city of Corpus Christi recycles plastics that display the numbers 1, 2 or 5 inside a triangle. A previous ...

Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. Plastics are among the ...