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WKSUIn Cleveland, most of the recycling residents put at the curb is not being recycled. City leaders says it鈥檚 a problem many cities are dealing with because鈥� -
Shoppers in Cuyahoga County will need to find an alternative to single-use plastic bags, as some stores have already removed the option. The county鈥檚 bag ban goes into effect this week. Though businesses won鈥檛 be fined for providing plastic bags for the first six months, many stores have already started pushing their customers toward alternatives.
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Giant Eagle's plastic blue bags are a common sight in Pittsburgh, often curbside on recycling day, used to pick up dog poop or sometimes cast aside on... -
China is no longer taking the world's waste. The U.S. recycling industry is overwhelmed 鈥� it can't keep up with the plastic being churned out. This doesn't bode well for our plastic waste problem. -
Last year, China drastically cut back its imports of plastic waste to recycle. Now the U.S. and other wealthy nations must figure out what to do with their discards. -
The expanded program includes more types of containers and benefits from a cleaner mix of recyclable materials, which is easier to sell than the mishmash of waste that ends up in curbside bins. -
Cleveland residents who don't follow the rules for recycling will be fined starting Wednesday. Diane Bickett is the Executive Director of the Cuyahoga鈥� -
People used more cups and paper when recycling was an option versus when they had to put them in the trash. Researchers say people's guilt for wasting is overridden by the good feelings for recycling.
