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So, you've heard that recycling centers can't take greasy used pizza boxes due to contamination. Is that actually true, or should you not believe the rumors?

There are many contentious debates when it comes to pizza. Cheese or pepperoni? New York- or Chicago-style? Pro- or anti-pineapple? While all of these arguments may never be resolved, we're here to ...

Companies that recycle cardboard boxes are overwhelmed after record holiday shopping online. The U.S. Postal Service estimated it would deliver 10 percent more packages in 2017 than the year before.

San Francisco's trash tonnage increases by about 15 to 17 percent around the holidays. This year a lot of that extra waste will show up in blue recycling bins as small- and medium-size cardboard boxes ...