WESA

Bring Out The Bins: Those Blue Recycling Bags Aren't Helpful Anymore

Since the city changed from dual stream recycling to single stream, recycling may be easier for the consumer, but is more difficult for the facilities sorting the materials. Using blue plastic bags ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

I took the contents of my blue bin to the recycling center. Here’s what I learned

You stopped at a coffee shop, got a cup of Joe to go, then went home and grabbed a yogurt out of the fridge. Now you’re done, and the question is this: Do the empty containers go into the trash bin or ...
Hawaii News Now

Are you making these mistakes? What should, and should NOT, go in your recycling blue bin

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Nearly 20% of the 25,000 tons from residential blue cart items cannot be accepted at the City and County of Honolulu’s recycling facility. That’s according to Henry Gabriel, ...
Austin American-Statesman

It's National Recycling Day: Check your blue bins; you're probably doing it wrong

It's a similar struggle for many: You walk up to the recycling bin, look down at the item in your hand and ask yourself, "Is this recyclable?" As climate change in Austin becomes more and more ...

I Thought These Takeout Containers Were Recyclable. An Expert Explains Why They're Not

Recycling properly takes a bit of precision. Here are seven takeout containers that should stay out of the blue bin.
Smithsonian Magazine

That Plastic You Put in a Blue Bin Might Now Be in a Landfill

Only about five to six percent of plastic waste produced in the U.S. is recycled, per a new report from Greenpeace. Massimo Borchi / Atlantide Phototravel via Getty Images Most plastic used by ...