The app allows app users to learn about recycling by scanning interactive recycling bins with their phone camera.

Cops in Michigan said a man tried to deposit some 10,000 bottles and cans for 10 cents apiece -- even though they came from out of state.

The value of cans and bottles that can be redeemed in Oregon will rise to 10 cents next year.

Single stream recycling processes present unique challenges to glass recovery. While rear load trucks and sorters’ spinning discs increase efficiency, these technologies can break glass. But some recyclers have found a way to turn this negative...

In New York City, businesses and haulers are adjusting to two new recycling rules that went into effect on July 19. Under these new rules, businesses and large food processors that meet the requirements are required to compost, all businesses are...

The City Council of Sioux City, Iowa, will discuss the future of glass recycling and the potential costs to modify the city’s current single-stream curbside program in a meeting today. This discussion was prompted by Van’s Sanitation and Recycling...

In New York City, there are three solid waste streams: refuse, paper recycling and metal/glass/plastic recycling. And while the city works hard to ramp up its recycling efforts, the city's recycling programs only capture approximately 44 percent...

Add Knoxville, Tenn., to the list of cities that is considering dropping glass from its curbside recycling program. The move would require residents to bring glass to dropoff centers if they want to continue to recycle the material...