What happens to that single-use plastic bottle after you, a conscientious citizen, place it in a recycling bin? Most people, if they think about it at all, assume it really will be recycled ...

You might assume most takeout containers are recyclable in 2025, but that's far from true. While some materials are almost ...

A reader recently asked The Sacramento Bee for information about what can be recycled in Sacramento County. “Often there is no number on plastic items ... and even then, I am unsure which numbers are ...

Have you ever thrown post-it notes, receipts, promotional fliers and fancy packaging from shops into a recycling bin? Yeah? Good news: you're environmentally aware. Bad news: none of these items ...

San Jose's so-called ambassadors will be checking neighborhoods on garbage days to help the city improve its efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle. The spot checks are the city's friendly way to ...