There are two types of cardboard—corrugated and paperboard—and they can both be recycled. Corrugated cardboard is made of multiple layers to create a durable and strong packing material. Paperboard is ...

Now that presents have been passed out, dinner eaten and time with family and friends spent, Christmas is officially over. But what are you going to do with all those cardboard boxes that came in from ...

Are you recycling your cardboard boxes? If you're like me, you always have a ton of boxes from receiving weekly meal kits or having lazy pizza nights. You might toss them into a recycling bin and ...

Can wrapping paper be recycled? As you may have guessed, correctly disposing of wrapping paper can be a bit complicated.

You may have read that there’s a recycling crisis in the U.S. After years of accepting our used plastic and cardboard, China now won’t take it, which often means there is no place for it to go. Some ...

A writer and editor for over two decades, Melanie Lasoff Levs has written for national outlets including The Washington Post and New York Daily News. Despite how digital we are, the amount of paper ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Is wrapping paper recyclable? Do you have to get every last bit of tinsel off the tree before it heads for the chipper? Do bows and ribbons go in the trash? Here's what recycling ...

Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series of recycling efforts in and around Tippecanoe County. LAFAYETTE, Ind. — KC McCreery doesn’t know how often you think about waste infrastructure, ...

Nick and Nancy are spearheading a campaign to increase paper recycling in their town to 100 percent. If X people recycle Y tons of paper per month, and total paper demand in town is Z tons, then — ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – After the excitement of Christmas morning, families are often left with a lot of wrapping paper and boxes. Local agencies are sending out the reminder that a lot of material can ...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — KC McCreery doesn’t know how often you think about waste infrastructure, but he thinks about it every single day. “The thing that bothers me the most about landfills is their actual ...