Recycling Today

Rumpke to accept plastic clamshell containers for recycling

Following the opening of its new material recovery facility (MRF) in Columbus, Ohio, earlier this summer, Rumpke Waste & Recycling will expand the recyclables it accepts to include clamshell plastic ...

20 things you may be recycling by mistake, and why you shouldn't be

Some items you can recycle in one city may be prohibited in another. Batteries, plastic bags, small appliances, and more may ...

SMX: State Recycling Mandates Are Creating a New Demand for Verifiable Materials

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / June 24, 2026 / As states impose stricter recycling, recycled-content and ...

Plastic bags can’t go in household recycling bins – here’s what to do instead, and the consequence is bigger than the first headline suggests

That plastic grocery bag sitting under the sink may look harmless. It is light, useful, and easy to forget. But once it lands ...
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Where your recycling actually goes—and what you can do about it this Earth Day

Just 9% of all plastic waste ever created has been recycled, researchers estimate. —Last year, the U.S. exported 74,000 shipping containers of plastic waste to low-income countries, researcher Jan ...