Recycling isn't just about good intentions. It's about a little prep work. That means actually rinsing out that soda can, taking the plastic handle off that old busted pan and stripping the junk off ...

Aluminum is one of the most recycled materials used today. But while aluminum cans are easy to throw in the curbside bin, aluminum foil can be a bit more challenging to recycle. It depends on how ...

You've eaten your takeout burrito and have a ball of sour cream-specked aluminum foil left over. Does it go in the blue bin or the trash? Reading time: Reading time 5 minutes Aluminum cans are the ...

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, almost 94 tons of municipal solid waste were recycled and composed in 2018 – about 32%. But there's also the looming issue of contamination, rendering ...

And let's talk about the biggest recycling myth: crushing cans. Stop doing it. Seriously. Those giant sorting machines at the recycling plant need to see the can's shape to know what it is. When you ...

CASSOPOLIS, Mich.—The way around President Trump’s 50% tariff on imported aluminum might be sitting in your garbage. But Americans will have to do a lot more recycling, metals executives and analysts ...