Dear Eartha, I try really hard to stay up to date with the local recycling rules, but I am never quite sure what to do with my cereal boxes. Are they considered paper or carboard? I can see where the ...

As presents begin to pile up over the holidays, so does cardboard and plastic packaging. And, as online shopping continues to be popular, you may find yourself bursting at the seams with discarded ...

The Christmas season may be coming to a close but Habitat for Humanity of Springfield is already gearing up for next year's holiday rush. The Habitat for Humanity ReStore, located at 2410 S. Scenic ...

Reduce, reuse, recycle. So many of us heard those three words repeatedly when growing up. And yet, despite the simple phrase, recycling in the U.S. is anything but. In fact, the complexities of U.S.

There are more ways than ever to get dinner on the table without leaving the house. Meal kits and prepared meal delivery services are two of my favorites, and right up there with meals from Blue Apron ...

Americans will consume more than 12 million pizzas for the Super Bowl, and millions of those pizza boxes will end up in a landfill. But the recycling industry is changing its tune on what Americans ...