Trying to recycle the wrong materials only clogs up the system. We asked a recycling expert about the dos and don'ts of recycling takeout boxes.

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Tossing takeout containers into the recycling bin feels like the right move, but looks can be deceiving. A lot of food packaging is designed to be disposable, not recyclable, and some of the most ...

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When Whatcom County residents learned recently that trash and recycling hauler Sanitary Service Co. wasn’t accepting clamshell containers anymore, the folks at Ridwell, a waste reduction and recycling ...

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Safety concerns have loomed over microplastics, be it from your cutting board while prepping food to cook at home or items such as water bottles and takeout food containers. Aside from the obvious ...

Talks aimed at a global treaty to cut plastic pollution fizzled in Geneva this week, with no agreement to meaningfully reduce the harms to human health and the environment that come with the millions ...