Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One ton of recycled aluminum cans saves enough energy to power a laptop for more than 77 years. One ton of recycled copy paper ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recycling takes more than just throwing your used cans into the recycling bin. If you're not prepping your aluminum before tossing ...

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, almost 94 tons of municipal solid waste were recycled and composed in 2018 – about 32%. But there's also the looming issue of contamination, rendering ...

The U.S. Conference of Mayors, Novelis Inc., and Keep America Beautiful, Inc., are sponsoring the fourth annual "Cans for Cash - City Recycling Challenge," a national contest that rewards cities for ...

Want to make some extra money from your trash? Yes, you can do that! Recycling centers and scrap yards all over the country (and beyond) will pay you for discarded aluminum cans. Here’s everything you ...

The aluminum used beverage can (UBC) recycling rate in the U.S. has declined to 43 percent from 45 percent in 2020, according to 2023 data from the Aluminum Association and the Can Manufacturers ...

The Diet Coke cans filling up your recycling bin could have a much shorter journey to their eventual destination thanks to a planned recycling center in Rosemount. Spectro Alloys recently broke ground ...

Bruce Nightingale, left, and Will Lunn scoop, bag and haul aluminum cans for Cans for the Community every month. Local nonprofit Cans for the Community is making a final push to collect 5,000 pounds ...

Recycling takes more than just throwing your used cans into the recycling bin. If you're not prepping your aluminum before tossing it in the bin, it's likely bypassing the recycling process and going ...