How To Recycle

Every year, Americans toss out about 17 million tons of textiles, and most items left...

The bag your potato chips come in is seven layers deep. Metalized polyester, a plastic...

Every kilogram of medical X-ray film holds 5 to 15 grams of silver — enough...

Before you throw away that empty soda bottle, wine bottle, or milk carton, think about...

That foam coffee cup, takeout box, or packing block likely won’t be recycled. It’s not...

Most of us feel a small sense of satisfaction when we take out the recycling....

Recycling helps cut down on waste and lets valuable materials be used again. It reduces...

At Earth911, people often ask us, “Is shredded paper recyclable?” The answer is still “yes,...