Recycling takes more than just throwing your used cans into the recycling bin. If you're not prepping your aluminum before tossing it in the bin, it's likely bypassing the recycling process and going ...

You've eaten your takeout burrito and have a ball of sour cream-specked aluminum foil left over. Does it go in the blue bin or the trash? Reading time 5 minutes Aluminum cans are the quintessential ...

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, almost 94 tons of municipal solid waste were recycled and composed in 2018 – about 32%. But there's also the looming issue of contamination, rendering ...

Here's the deal: Recycling isn't just about good intentions. It's requires a little prep work, too, which includes actually rinsing out that soda can, taking the plastic handle off that old busted pan ...

Want to make some extra money from your trash? Yes, you can do that! Recycling centers and scrap yards all over the country (and beyond) will pay you for discarded aluminum cans. Here’s everything you ...

The U.S. Conference of Mayors, Novelis Inc., and Keep America Beautiful, Inc., are sponsoring the fourth annual "Cans for Cash - City Recycling Challenge," a national contest that rewards cities for ...

The aluminum used beverage can (UBC) recycling rate in the U.S. has declined to 43 percent from 45 percent in 2020, according to 2023 data from the Aluminum Association and the Can Manufacturers ...

Recycling can feel straightforward when talking about large, standard items such as cardboard boxes, glass jars and paper goods. But when it comes to the small details – like the metal blade on a foil ...

The Diet Coke cans filling up your recycling bin could have a much shorter journey to their eventual destination thanks to a planned recycling center in Rosemount. Spectro Alloys recently broke ground ...

Bruce Nightingale, left, and Will Lunn scoop, bag and haul aluminum cans for Cans for the Community every month. Local nonprofit Cans for the Community is making a final push to collect 5,000 pounds ...