Some items you can recycle in one city may be prohibited in another. Batteries, plastic bags, small appliances, and more may ...

Changes to household collections are part of wider moves to increase the recycling rates, which have stalled in recent years.

Walk into any of the stores operated by the four major supermarket chains serving the Boise area, and near an entrance you’ll find a bin inviting you to drop off plastic store bags and other soft ...

In Caren Sage’s Boise home, plastic is a hot topic. Her family participates in the Hefty ReNew recycling program, which Boise implemented in 2018. Residents can use the orange bags for plastics Nos. 4 ...

This story is made possible through a partnership between Interlochen Public Radio and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media ...