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Fire breaks out at recycling facility in NW Miami-Dade
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews responded to a recycling facility fire in northwest Miami-Dade late Tuesday night.
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Recycling facility fire in NW Miami-Dade
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews responded to a recycling facility fire in northwest Miami-Dade on Tuesday night.
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What you can do to help your community rethink recycling
NBC6 shows you ways you can reduce waste and properly dump trash in an effort to rethink recycling.
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Some South Florida communities are making an effort to rethink recycling
NBC6 shows how some Florida communities are meeting their recycling goals, despite challenges.
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How some South Florida communities are meeting recycling goals, despite challenges
Residents are encouraged to visit their city or county’s official website for accurate recycling information and guidelines.
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How some Florida communities are rethinking recycling
NBC6’s Yaima Crespo has more on how some Florida communities are meeting their recycling goals, despite challenges.
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‘Enemy of the recycling program': How plastic bags are hurting recycling efforts
A Pembroke Pines recycling facility is trying to turn plastics and other items into something new, but plastic bags are causing delays and safety issues.
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How plastic bags are making recycling harder
At Reuter Recycling Facility in Pembroke Pines, there’s a clear goal: turning plastics and other items into something new. This facility handles recycling for many South Florida communities but that’s not an easy task. A common problem: people putting non-recyclable items in their blue bins, leading to contamination.
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Here's why the EPA wants to change how the recycling logo is used
The Environmental Protection Agency wants to make changes to the way the recycling logo is used. Here’s what to know.
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How to reduce waste at home? NBC6 reporter shows small steps you can take
A year ago, I enrolled in the Master Gardener Volunteer program as I was looking for ways to raise awareness about sustainable practices in my community. The idea started when I worked on the NBC6’s documentary series “Healing Through Food” and I realized how disconnected we were from the food we were eating. But the program, offered at the...
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Tips from a pro on how to reduce waste at home through composting
There’s been lots of debate over the possible construction of a new trash incinerator in Miami-Dade, and as our population grows, we need to find new ways to deal with all the garbage we generate.
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The story behind the recycling symbol
NBC6’s Yaima Crespo spoke with Gary Anderson, the man who created the iconic recycling symbol.
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The first generation of solar panels will wear out. A recycling industry is taking shape
The largest solar panel recycling plant in North America has opened in Yuma, Arizona, just as the flow of used and spent solar panels sharply ramps up.
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Can Advanced Recycling Be a Solution to the Plastic Pollution Crisis?
The plastics industry says there is a way to help solve solution to the crisis of plastic waste plaguing the ocean, beaches and lands across the globe.