Editor’s note: This story is part of The Star’s series “Talking Trash.” All of the stories were inspired by questions and concerns we heard from Kansas Citians through listening sessions, an online ...

Glass bottles are frequently used to package liquids like soda, juice, beer, and wine, and are accepted in most curbside recycling programs. So why is the glass recycling rate (34 percent) half that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — A small business in Shreveport is picking up the mantel to recycle glass, razors, oral care products ...

Weyerhaeuser Co., the main recycling company in Wichita, Kansas, says it will stop taking glass bottles Dec 1. Glass costs more to ship than it is worth to the processors who melt down old bottles and ...