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Shanghai has set rules requiring residents to sort their household waste in one of four color-coded bins, but the new law is creating confusion among residents.

Republic Services’ Plano MRF has put community education at the forefront and employed advanced technology to help mitigate contamination.

Nine consumer goods companies have formed the Packaging Recycling Organization Vietnam to help drive a more circular economy.

Twenty to 25 percent of the recyclables picked up in dozens of Chicago suburbs are not recyclable and causing a contamination problem.

The City Council recently approved an ordinance requiring businesses to use clear trash bags for landfill-bound waste and blue bags for recyclables.

Five days after a breakdown caused by non-recyclable contaminants, Charleston County’s recycling facility is up and running once again.

Since recycling in the city became mandatory in 1991, residents have placed their recyclables in blue plastic bags, which jam equipment at recycling facilities.

Florida-based Single Stream Recyclers unveils MRF with further expansion of AMP’s AI-guided robots.

A FOX 8 Cleveland investigative news team is investigating why the city hasn’t cracked down on residents using their recycling bins improperly.

The state has set a goal of doubling its recycling rate to 30 percent by 2025.