The chance at an unlikely but substantial monetary reward gets people more jazzed about recycling than a small but certain reward, according to a new study. The findings suggest that implementing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recycling is a necessary step in keeping applicable items out of the landfill. Emma also showed how they clean and sanitize the ...

Would you rather have 10 cents in your pocket or a 1-in-10,000 shot at $1,000? Many people would choose the latter, and that could be the key to getting people to recycle more, a new University of ...

If you live in one of the 10 U.S. states with a bottle deposit program, you’re probably familiar with the idea of feeding your empty plastic bottles or aluminum cans into a machine and getting a few ...

An open aluminum can on its side with various silver coins in front of it - Maciej Dubel/Shutterstock As the 1960s gave way to the 1970s, "America the Beautiful" became more like "America the Trash ...

If you're up for a DIY, try any of these fun ways to reuse plastic bottles in your home and backyard. See ideas for outdoor decor, desk organizers, and more.

Coca-Cola and Merlin Entertainments have renewed their reverse vending machine recycling campaign for a fifth consecutive ...