Knowing what you can and can't recycle is important, otherwise you can contaminate a whole bin.

After draining a water bottle, it might be tempting to fill it back up from the tap without a second thought. But can you really reuse plastic water bottles? Plastic bottles don't seem to be going ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A jumble of empty plastic bottles await reuse. - Westend61/Getty Images You might get eco-guilt when you toss a plastic bottle ...

Where does my plastic go after I recycle it in Durango’s single-stream recycling bin? What are the odds that it’s really getting made into other plastic goods? Am I just fooling myself into thinking ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you're like most people, your recycling bin holds plenty of empty plastic bottles. But before you toss another bottle on the ...

All that trash piled into your recycling bin might actually be treasure. The hastily discarded laundry-detergent bottle, for instance? Cut the top off, and it makes a fine watering jug. You may ...

Dear EarthTalk: Are the rumors true that refilling and reusing some types of plastic bottles can cause health problems? — Regina Fujan, Lincoln, Neb. Most types of plastic bottles are safe to reuse at ...

Last week Woolworths announced a new food delivery system, in collaboration with US company TerraCycle, that delivers grocery essentials in reusable packaging. The system, called Loop, lets shoppers ...