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 ...

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Can wrapping paper be recycled? As you may have guessed, correctly disposing of wrapping paper can be a bit complicated.

Shredded paper is still paper, so it can, in fact, be recycled; however, there are a few caveats. First, the process of shredding paper breaks down the strength of its natural fibers, which impacts ...

"The mountains of things we throw away are much greater than the things we use." So wrote John Steinbeck in his 1962 novel, Travels With Charley. And for America, at least, it holds too true: In the ...

Ever wonder what it's like to make your own paper at home? One TikTok user created a video tutorial to show the step-by-step process. The video created by TikToker justina.artstudio has garnered ...

Now that presents have been passed out, dinner eaten and time with family and friends spent, Christmas is officially over. But what are you going to do with all those cardboard boxes that came in from ...

From picking up piles of wrapping paper and tossing plates and utensils from family dinner, to eventually letting go of your carefully selected Christmas tree, cleaning up after the holidays can leave ...

The Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority makes it easy to recycle paper. (Centre Daily Times, file) I like to check in with the recycling collection crew periodically to gather ideas for my ...

APPLETON – If you live in Winnebago, Outagamie or Brown County, there's a good chance that the paper and cardboard you recycle may end up in the products made by local paper mills. Adam Kositzke finds ...

Are you recycling your cardboard boxes? If you're like me, you always have a ton of boxes from receiving weekly meal kits or ...