According to recyclenation.com, the plastic straw ban went into effect in Seattle, WA on July 1st, 2018. In a previous article titled, ...

Second only to Lay’s with Ruffles nipping at its heals, Pringles’ 2017 sales hit a whopping $549.7 million. Pringles, which have been aroun...

Recycling should be a process in which clean, empty recyclable materials are sorted and baled then sent to the world market for reuse. Con...

“People have been making glass for more than 4000 years, and it’s one of the few materials in the world that is perpetually recyclable. The...

Eggs are generally a staple in every American home. You'll be hard-pressed to find one household in the United States that does no ha...

Shredded paper is recyclable in any recycling process that accepts paper in their recycling bins. There are, however, a few things we need ...

Disposable razors gained immediate popularity as a convenient alternative to the straightedge blade that had to be re-sharpened. “In 1847 Wi...

“Dryer sheets are usually made of thin polyester that’s been covered in a fabric softener chemical and fragrance chemicals. Unfortunately, ...

Plastic bag closures, the plastic hook-like piece commonly used to hold bread products closed, are widely used across the world in countrie...

Magazines and catalogs are usually made of a higher weight paper with a glossy finish. “Magazines are made from paper that's been buffed...

Spiral notebooks, regardless of whether they have a plastic or a metal spiral binding, are recyclable. The preferred way to recycle them, h...

Today’s clothes hangers are modeled after an early rudimentary design by Albert J. Parkhouse in 1903. He was an employee of Timberlake Wir...

Sandwich bags, along with a multitude of other types of plastic bags such as grocery bags, cereal bags that don’t tear like paper, bread bag...

Wax Paper, or waxed paper, has many uses as an aid in the kitchen as a moisture resistant wrapping for food to keep it from getting soggy, a...

Much of the paper produced in the paper industry is recyclable, but wallpaper is not one of them. Most wallpaper contains heavy amounts of d...

The outside of padded envelopes, or padded mailers, “can be made of heavy paper, paperboard or corrugated fiberboard.”  These are recyclab...

If certain plastics aren’t recyclable, why do they have a triangle on the bottom with a number in it? A commonly asked question, for sure....

Frozen food containers vary from pizza boxes, where the food is actually contained in a plastic bag or wrapping, to ones that you throw righ...

If you’re in the market for a greeting card, you’re likely to find one for just about any occasion. Everything from birthdays, Christmas, ...

Although most things with the right process are recyclable, conventional means of modern recycling aren’t able to handle specific products...