Myth: Plastic bottles can't be recycled; Fact: Water bottles can be recycled approximately 6 times – but only 3 in 10 make it into a recycling bin "There's a big misconception that plastic can't be ...

If you live in one of the 10 U.S. states with a bottle deposit program, you’re probably familiar with the idea of feeding your empty plastic bottles or aluminum cans into a machine and getting a few ...

Californians drink a quarter of the nation’s bottled water, but they recycle only 16 percent of the bottles. The rest — 1 billion water bottles a year — are tossed into the state’s landfills. “We have ...

Superintendent Don Martin was surprised when a parent asked him why some schools weren't recycling paper. "One of the parents said … that he didn't see much recycling going on and was concerned about ...

Kalamazoo, is the sponsor of legislation to extend the state’s bottle deposit law so that it will include containers of noncarbonated beverages, water and hard cider. Voters overwhelmingly passed the ...

Environmental and consumer rights organisations are taking legal action against Nestlé, Danone, and The Coca-Cola Company, over recyclable claims made about their plastic bottles. They have raised an ...