The Rotary Club of Austin-Southwest organizes a monthly Styrofoam cleaning event aimed at reducing waste and reusing the material. Hosted the first Saturday of every month, the club collects, cleans ...

This story was updated to add information under the headings of toys, appliances and hazardous materials. As spring cleaning season arrives, many people find themselves sifting through their homes, ...

This holiday season, try giving the planet a present as well — recycling as much of your Christmas aftermath you can. According to Stanford, Americans throw away 25% more trash during the Thanksgiving ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Hundreds of thousands of expanded polystyrene foam products, more commonly known as Styrofoam, are manufactured each year in the U.S. It's used to make takeout containers, disposable ...

For Christmas trees, place them at the curb or at your regular pickup location between Jan. 5 and 16 and they will be ...

A city-wide Styrofoam recycling event is coming to Naperville next month. On Aug. 10, anyone wanting to get rid of the styrene plastic products often used for packaging, insulation and crafts can drop ...