Following the opening of its new material recovery facility (MRF) in Columbus, Ohio, earlier this summer, Rumpke Waste & Recycling will expand the recyclables it accepts to include clamshell plastic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plastic takeout food containers are no longer being accepted for recycling and must be thrown out, Whatcom County’s waste hauler ...

If you frequently purchase croissants from Costco's bakery section, you've probably ended up with at least a few empty plastic clamshell containers. These clear, semi-hard, stackable cases display ...

Buying in bulk has lots of perks, including the all those large containers. They can be repurposed into many different things, from kids toys to car storage.

When Whatcom County residents learned recently that trash and recycling hauler Sanitary Service Co. wasn’t accepting clamshell containers anymore, the folks at Ridwell, a waste reduction and recycling ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland company up has come up with a way to deal with those plastic to-go containers often called "clamshells." They are no doubt a headache. You can't put them in curbside ...

I’ve decided that clamshells are cool for clams but infuriating for the rest of us. Have you ever tried to sneak some leftover chow mein, a grocery-store cookie or fruit-topped slice of cheesecake at ...

With some exceptions, clamshell polystrene single use containers like these will be banned starting January 1. AMSTERDAM – Even though New York's ban on the use of polystyrene foam in certain kinds of ...

If you have curbside recycling, you won't have to send your clear, plastic "clamshell"-style containers to the landfill anymore. The Municipality of Anchorage announced Wednesday that residents in ...

You are likely shopping at Costco for a number of reasons, including the new items constantly added in-store and the savings benefit of buying in bulk. But, those larger quantities of goods often mean ...

The Environmental Center and Whole Foods Market in Bend are teaming up to accept #1 plastic clamshells for drop-off recycling. Deschutes County currently accepts plastic bottles, tubs and jugs in the ...