Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. Plastics are among the ...

Glass isn't as easy to recycle as we might think, so we need as many ways to turn it into new products as we can devise. Researchers at the University of Portsmouth have developed a way to use ...

Learn how to make fabric at home from recycled materials using traditional grandmother techniques. This sustainable approach to textile creation reduces waste while preserving heritage skills.

Only 9% of plastics ever made have been recycled. Clever industry campaigns have shifted the costs of their own waste onto consumers.

A n eco-friendly substitute has been developed for the light-emitting materials used in modern display technologies, such as ...

Perhaps fittingly, state lawmakers are recycling proposals if not actual legislation from last year as they address how to encourage the recycling of more packaging and reduce the amount of waste that ...

Look around. Chances are, you're surrounded by concrete. It's in our sidewalks, schools, and homes — it's literally the ...

Depackagers rerouted significant amounts of organic waste from composters when they arrived in the state several years ago.

When your vacuum cleaner has lived out its lifespan, you may want to just throw it in the garbage, but that is the wrong way ...

We throw away and burn increasing amounts of waste that could easily be recycled. Norway's waste policy is failing because of inaccurate measurement methods, unreliable data and a lack of transparency ...

SCRANTON — The city plans to hire Waste Management of Dunmore to process recycling materials for five years starting early next month. Scranton City Council on Tuesday unanimously introduced a ...