Jen Pickett, Fargo’s recycling coordinator, says plastic bags, Styrofoam and non-recyclable plastics seen here Wednesday, Aug. 22, can foul an entire bin and divert it to the landfill instead of ...

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A St. Louis native is taking action—because recycling matters. Did you know plastic bags can’t go in your curbside recycling bin? These bags jam machinery at recycling facilities, contaminate other ...

Most small plastics don’t get recycled, and putting them in your bins could end up doing more harm than good, said Susan Collins, president of the Container Recycling Institute, a nonprofit group.

Many if not most of the plastics listed on the sticker affixed to recycling bins – from washed yogurt cups to takeout containers and plastic tubs for fresh fruits – are not getting recycled.

Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that material and ways engineering is trying to improve the process ...

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A GFL employee manually separates plastic bags from piles of recycling materials at the GFL Materials Recovery Facility on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Harrisonville, Mo. GFL does not accept ...