Q: Can the “foil” bags that coffee is packaged in be recycled (minus the tabbed close strip)? And while we are on coffee, what about the “cans” that are no longer metal, can they too be recycled? A: ...

A: The good news first — yes, empty plastic ice coffee cups and their lids are recyclable (but toss the straws in the trash). Paper coffee cups are actually lined with plastic, so they are technically ...