Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The holidays create a lot of waste, with all the wrapped presents, holiday-centric clothing and strands of lights that don't work ...

"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 ...

Pricing service Fastmarkets has reported early March OCC price increases while paperboard producer Sonoco has raised the ...

Tossing everything into the blue bin (or however it’s sorted in your area) feels like a good deed for the planet. People frequently toss paper, plastic, and metal in without a second glance. This well ...

Opening presents together with loved ones is often a joyous part of the holiday season, but it can also create a lot of extra waste. With piles of shiny Christmas paper, bows, boxes, and gift bags, ...

As millions of Americans prepare to celebrate Christmas with their loved ones, the City of Fort Collins is preparing its residents for an influx of recycling. The holiday season, through the new year, ...

Now that presents have been passed out, dinner eaten and time with family and friends spent, Christmas is officially over. But what are you going to do with all those cardboard boxes that came in from ...

Carla Young, a Curious Texas reader, asked: "What's the proper way to recycle different everyday items? Do I need to tear the ...

The Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority makes it easy to recycle paper. Centre Daily Times, file Most types of paper can be recycled in Centre County, and it is easy to recycle paper so it ...