Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. But what really happens ...

In most communities, customers are able to discard all of their recycling materials into one container provided by their garbage hauler. Decatur began the process, called single-stream recycling, four ...

Single-stream collection and processing techniques are not a short-term experiment, says Brian Fielkow, a vice president with Recycle America Alliance LLC. Addressing attendees of the Paper Recycling ...

Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. Plastics are among the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alex Jordan, University of Wisconsin-Stout (THE CONVERSATION) Every week, millions of ...

Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. Plastics are among the ...