Don’t get us wrong, we’re suckers for presents wrapped in bright, shiny packaging...it’s just that we really like the planet, too. And unfortunately, the whole holiday gift giving experience can ...

Opening presents together with loved ones is often a joyous part of the holiday season, but it can also create a lot of extra waste. With piles of shiny Christmas paper, bows, boxes, and gift bags, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Though Christmas is behind us, you may still have some post-holiday cleanup to take care of. Everyone knows how to do dishes, ...

"The mountains of things we throw away are much greater than the things we use." So wrote John Steinbeck in his 1962 novel, Travels With Charley. And for America, at least, it holds too true: In the ...

Reuse the News—a simple, community‑driven newspaper recovery program—helped accelerate paper recycling across the Washington, ...

We all want to reduce our carbon footprint and become better stewards of the earth. But for something that seems as simple and straightforward as recycling, there can be a lot of complications. And ...

Since January, I have focused this column on the importance of recycling organics, but there is one category of organics requiring caution before composting: paper. Organics include anything once ...

The awarding ceremony for the 10th edition of the European Paper Recycling Awards took place at the European Parliament in ...