Amazon offering free recycling for old or unwanted electronics

Amazon is making it easier for customers to drop-off unwanted electronics.

New recycling drop-off location opens in Greensboro

Glass bottles and jars are no longer accepted in the City of Greensboro’s residential recycling program, according to a City of Greensboro news release.

Washington County is recycling again. Here's what you need to do to be a better recycler

After four months of Washington County recyclables being dumped in the landfill, the Washington County Solid Waste District started shipping off recyclables on Thursday to the Republic Services processing plant just outside of Las Vegas.

Newspapers, cereal boxes among items no longer recyclable in 7 Salt Lake County cities

Citing a change in the global recycling market, seven cities in southern Salt Lake County are telling residents that office paper, newspaper, junk mail, magazines, cereal boxes and other items that were previously recyclable items…

Coca-Cola, Dr Pepper, and PepsiCo Announce New Program for Plastics Recycling

America’s leading beverage companies, such as The Coca-Cola Company, Keurig, Dr Pepper, and PepsiCo, today announced the launch of the “Every Bottle Back” initiative, an effort to reduce the industry’s use of new plastic by…

Beverage companies aim to get bottles recycled, not trashed

Every year, an estimated 100 billion plastic bottles are produced in the U.S., the bulk of which come from three of America’s biggest beverage companies: Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Keurig Dr. Pepper.

Summit County recycling expands to include food scraps, mattresses, cartons and glass

Summit County is expanding the county’s recycling and composting capability with the addition of several new programs.

Recycling 'crisis' costing Connecticut communities

Changes in the recycling market internationally are pinching Connecticut cities and towns, turning one-time revenue streams into massive costs almost overnight.

BP building plastic recycling pilot plant in Illinois

Shredded plastic film moves on a conveyor to be processed into reusable pellets at the Avangard Innovative recycling facility and company headquarters

Summit County preps for new Silverthorne recycling center; Dillon considers moratorium

Dillon has made progress in handling some of the town’s recycling woes since this summer, though other solutions are in the works that potentially could change the way community members recycle in the north end…

Lyon County approves curbside recycling contract

Curbside recycling pickup will continue in Lyon County for the next year-and-a-half — but on a different schedule than in the past.

Mesa decreases items accepted in recycling program

The city of Mesa has adjusted its recycling program in an effort to offset rising costs and contamination.

Customers asked to recycle plastic bags, wrap separately from curbside recycling materials

Changes are coming next year to how materials are collected for recycling in Seattle and King County.

Mobile recycling program could fill the gap left by facility closures

San Francisco is hoping to launch a three-year mobile recycling program to offset the impacts of the widespread closure of facilities where people can redeem bottles and cans for cash.

Seattle, King County to stop taking plastic bags in recycling

Seattle and King County will no longer accept plastic bags in recycling, beginning next year.

Market crunch could impact Jacksonville’s recycling program

Glass and some plastics could be eliminated from Jacksonville’s Area Disposal recycling program.

Philadelphia launches regional collaborative to tackle climate change, recycling, renewable energy

When Philadelphia officials announced an agreement one year ago to purchase nearly a fifth of municipal electricity from a solar farm, they began fielding calls from curious businesses, universities and others: how can we get…