Plastic clamshell containers: Clear plastic takeout containers with a recycling symbol can be recycled. If it's a plastic container labeled No. 1 or No. 2, you can recycle it and should whenever ...

You might not want to crush that aluminum can you're recycling. Here's a beginner's guide to recycling paper, plastic, glass, aluminum and more.

Recycling the wrong things makes the whole system run slower. Here are seven takeout containers that don't belong in your recycling bin.

Because plastic storage bins are typically made from polypropylene (plastic #5), a particularly durable and heat-resistant type of plastic, they can be difficult to recycle.

Despite our good intentions to protect the environment, many of us are making matters worse by making a variety of recycling mistakes. But if you've ever stared down at your refuse bins wondering ...

Recycling plastic sometimes seems like a minefield. It should be easy, right? Plastic shampoo and soda bottles go in the blue bins, wispy plastic grocery bags don't — but what about take-out ...

Recycling plastic film is not as easy as throwing it in your curbside recycling bin. Learn more about how to recycle plastic film products.

Plastic containers may be recycled in a traditional recycling bin, but flexible plastic films – such as a bread bag or the wrap on a bundle of paper towels – need to be recycled separately.

You might be tempted to reuse plastic water bottles for convenience's sake or to cut down on waste, but you should know about ...