California pays people up to 10 cents for recycling certain bottles and cans. The state credits the program with reducing waste, but it's also been a target of criminal schemes. "It's an honor system ...

How do bottle and can recycling centers make money if they’re paying you for the materials you drop off? Recycling centers are the rare operation where you, the consumer, end up making money. But ...

Recycling aluminum cans is an easy way to reduce waste and support sustainability, but how you handle those cans before recycling them can significantly impact the process. While it may seem like a ...

On a muggy summer day in an industrial stretch of Brooklyn, New York, Josefa Marín stood in a sea of empty aluminum cans, methodically sorting the tall green Heinekens from blue-and-silver Red Bulls ...

Who knew we were all apparently recycling our cans incorrectly? According to industry experts, you need to stop crushing aluminum cans before hauling them in to be recycled. The reason behind this ...

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 ...

Old transformers. Junky refrigerators. Outdated medical equipment. Sergio Perez has seen it all come through SA Recycling in Barrio Logan. “I like it because every single day is different,” Perez said ...