Tossing everything into the blue bin (or however it’s sorted in your area) feels like a good deed for the planet. People ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recycling standards vary across the US, with municipalities often setting their own unique rules. Recycling the wrong material or ...

The fast-innovating textile recycling sector is looking for better ways to identify and sort feedstocks for both reuse and ...

Recycling isn’t just throwing any and all plastic and glass items into a bin and sending them off. Some recycling centers can handle many different types of plastics and glass, even without ...

We have all done it: a greasy pizza box, a disposable coffee cup, the odd plastic bag. Sometimes, we want things to be recyclable, so we put them in the recycling bin. Waste managers often call this ...

You toss that greasy pizza box into the recycling bin. You feel good about it. You're helping the planet, right? Well, here's the thing. That simple act might actually be making things worse.

Refilling a bottle instead of throwing it away has become a popular way for people to reduce waste — a small, tangible action in response to larger environmental problems. 6 European beer stews to try ...

Creating waste goes hand in hand with modern society. But how we dispose of it has changed significantly in recent decades. Disposal sites have largely moved from small, unregulated landfills where ...

A free lecture by global educator Odiva Vassell on waste reduction and recycling will be held on Thursday [March 26] as part ...

The Road is Still Long for Airlines and Caterers. March 18 marks Global Recycling Day, and IFSA is spotlighting the complex ...