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Columbus residents who use shared, 300-gallon trash containers in alleyways to dispose of their trash may see their bins emptied more frequently.

In Cleveland, most of the recycling residents put at the curb is not being recycled. City leaders says it’s a problem many cities are dealing with...

"Your average thrift store in the United States only sells about one-third of the stuff that ends up on its shelves," Adam Minter says. His book explores what happens to the things that don't sell.

Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) says as much as one-third of materials in recycling bins are going into landfills."This is unacceptable and I think most of my…

China is no longer taking the world's waste. The U.S. recycling industry is overwhelmed — it can't keep up with the plastic being churned out. This doesn't bode well for our plastic waste problem.

Some Central Ohio recycling companies blame China’s ban on imported plastic waste for rising costs and lower revenues.Sims Brothers Recycling in Marion…

Last year, China drastically cut back its imports of plastic waste to recycle. Now the U.S. and other wealthy nations must figure out what to do with their discards.

It’s been six years since Columbus started offering free curb-side recycling. The program proved popular, but it’s only available to people who live in…

Columbus officials say dirty streets are providing cover for rising crime, and are launching a new initiative to combat illegal dumping.Taking a page from…

A study of Central Ohio’s recycling industry, commissioned by a local waste management company, shows it's created thousands of jobs and generated more…