Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. Plastics are among the ...

Single-stream recycling was a promising solution when cities and towns adopted the collection in the 1990s. On the surface, the new collection method appeared to make recycling for households more ...

The company that handles Bellingham’s recycling pickup is gearing up for a single-stream system that will save money. The City Council in March approved switching to a single-stream recycling system.

Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. Plastics are among the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alex Jordan, University of Wisconsin-Stout (THE CONVERSATION) Every week, millions of ...