You might assume most takeout containers are recyclable in 2025, but that's far from true. While some materials are almost ...

It’s easy to get confused about what can and can’t be recycled. The No. 1 rule is to follow your local guidelines. Print them ...

While clear bags are permitted in the compost bin, regular white kitchen garbage bags and black plastic contractor bags cannot be used, Sanitation said. Items that must be composted include yard waste ...

Garbage rates throughout Sonoma and Napa ... it difficult and time-consuming to drive to grocery stores to recycle plastic bags, for example. “There’s always a series of challenges,” Metzger ...

All bags are not created equal when it comes to the environment. And paper might not be as green as you think.

Here’s an easy-to-use guide to recycling in the Sacramento area: Around the world, the triangle-shaped symbol found on recyclable items is called the “chasing arrows,” and includes corresponding ...