recycling

The law bans restaurants and other businesses from using containers made of polystyrene foam.

Starting Saturday, polystyrene foam, widely known by the brand name “Styrofoam,” is officially banned in San Diego businesses.

he program, which commits to recycling yard trimmings and food waste, begins next month in force in the city of San Diego, reports NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry.

While Styrofoam products are accepted in the city’s blue recycling bins, it is difficult to find a market willing to recycle them, and they often are sent to the landfill.

Batteries are something many of us rely on to power up our TV remote or a flashlight during a storm. Consumer Reports explains how using rechargeable batteries can help save you money and help save the planet, and when not to use them.

The plastics industry says there is a way to help solve solution to the crisis of plastic waste plaguing the ocean, beaches and lands across the globe.

California will add wine and liquor bottles to its recycling rebate program under a law taking effect in July 2024. Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins said Wednesday that the state’s recycling program has needed fixing for decades. She notes that California generates more than 1 billion wine and liquor bottles every year. California’s recycling program includes beer cans and...

California is moving to add wine and distilled spirits containers to its struggling recycling program. But consumer advocates say the measure also includes too many giveaways to big corporations. Adding wine and spirits would bring nearly $18 million more annually to the state’s recycling fund starting in 2024, along with annual costs topping $6 million. It’s also giving beverage dealers...

You just bought a house plant for your apartment. You feel great: Your place looks nicer, and you’ve contributed to one of the greenest industries in the world. Or have you? Under that beautiful Monstera plant hides a dark secret: The black plastic pot you will throw in the recycling bin after you’ve repotted the plant might not be...

Six people have been arrested for allegedly operating a recycling fraud scheme in the Los Angeles area that scammed more than $10 million from the state’s recycling program by bringing more than nine tons of out-of-state materials from Arizona for redemption, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced.

Here’s a problem you’ve probably run into when you go to a fast-food restaurant and order your favorite meal: When you pull up through the drive-thru and ask for ketchup or other sauces, you’re given pounds and pounds of single-use packets that you’ll never finish. So a lot of us just…throw them away. Turns out those little packets are...

Your fast food burger and fries comes with a supersized environmental price tag. From the methane emissions created by the beef industry to the sauce packets that get dumped into landfills, there are a number of reasons why fast food is hard on the planet. Here are some ways you can make a difference — starting by changing what you order.

Many people have old smartphones, laptops or tablets piling up somewhere in your home. A recent survey shows that most people with old technology don’t know how to dispose of it.

NBC 7 Responds’ Sergio Flores looked at the easiest ways for you to get rid of old electronics.

Plastics recycling is littered with misleading claims and waste. Here’s what that recycling symbol really means, its history and why more than 75% of your plastic waste ends up in landfills

After retiring from a career buying wine for a grocery store chain in Washington state, Chris Lueck realized there wasn’t a way to recycle glass wine bottles in rural parts of his state. Because of that, many of those bottles were ending up in landfills. Lueck created Ground2Ground, a company that pulverizes used bottles and turns them into sand that...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is proposing to temporarily double California’s typical nickel refunds for bottles and cans to boost recycling

As the EV industry ramps up, it could be hindered by a global shortage of nickel, a key component in most lithium ion batteries

A rise in returns is filling Liquidity Services warehouses with unwanted goods from Amazon and Target and growing liquidation to a $644 billion market

The pilot project is part of a broader effort by the nation’s largest grocer to move toward reusable, recyclable or industrially compostable packaging.