"The mountains of things we throw away are much greater than the things we use." So wrote John Steinbeck in his 1962 novel, Travels With Charley. And for America, at least, it holds too true: In the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Though Christmas is behind us, you may still have some post-holiday cleanup to take care of. Everyone knows how to do dishes, ...

As Christmas Day comes to a close, so many of our homes will be filled with piles and pilesof holiday wrapping scraps. We’ll tell you how to properly dispose of all this waste — what can be recycled ...

The Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority is offering a variety of programs and events over the coming months.

From cardboard boxes to paper padded mailers, there are many opportunities to recycle. Heidi Brock, president and CEO of the AF&PA, says there are many opportunities to support the paper industry, ...

Most people think wrapping paper is just that, paper. However, when it comes to recycling, that’s not the case. Many types of Christmas gift wrapping paper can’t be recycled. Rules on what kinds of ...

Recycling paper may only be helpful to the climate if it is powered by renewable energy, according to a new modelling study by researchers at UCL and Yale. The study, published in Nature ...

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The holidays often come with a lot of stuff — a lot of food, a lot of events, a lot of presents and potentially a lot of waste. If you’re hoping to avoid shoving all of the remnants of your holiday ...

For many people, the most familiar way to “go green” or “be eco-friendly” is probably paper recycling. (And perhaps its aging office cousin: “Consider a tree before you print this email.”) There are ...