Some items you can recycle in one city may be prohibited in another. Batteries, plastic bags, small appliances, and more may not be allowed.

But whether refilling actually makes a difference depends on how these systems are used and what they replace. Scores of ...

Simple home recycling hacks that reduce waste, cut plastic use and improve sustainability through smarter systems, storage and everyday habits.

The country produces nearly 300 million tons of trash a year, and billions of dollars in reusable materials end up in landfills, even after passing through recycling bins. The problem has always been ...

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 outdoor bin without giving it a second thought. Yet the stuff you throw ...

A digital platform designed to make waste and recycling information easy to find, understand and use is being rolled out across the suburbs and statewide. If you haven’t been notified already, chances ...

"If a battery comes into the waste, it's an immediate risk of fire because if a battery is not handled correctly it can spark and that can cause thermal runway and then create a fire risk," said Grime ...

Creating waste goes hand in hand with modern society. But how we dispose of it has changed significantly in recent decades. Disposal sites have largely moved from small, unregulated landfills where ...

Faster, More Consistent Transactions at the Scale The Point of Sale is where many sites feel the pain first. If the process ...