I was able to spend some time on a curbside recycling route and it definitely opened my eyes on where to focus some of my education. Overall, the curbside bins looked great and my drivers, Ken and Roy ...

The recycling symbol on that container doesn't necessarily mean it can go in your curbside bin. Here's how to decode those plastic recycling numbers.

It never fails. You thought you prepared the perfect curbside recycling bin only to arrive home to find items left behind. You then wonder, what did I do wrong? Why were these items left in my bin?

Plastics labeled with resin codes between 1 and 7 used to all be eligible for recycling. Now, there's no market for some types of plastic, and nearly a quarter of what gets sent to sorting facilities ...

While Ames pursues a new Resource Recovery and Recycling campus, it's also considering a curbside recycling program.