AI-powered sorting is drawing billions in investment, but the environmental gains of preventing waste dwarf anything ...

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An advanced recycling process claims it can handle hard-to-recycle plastics, like packaging. But critics say it's not worth the effort.In a brightly-lit room in Houston, Texas, environmental activist ...

A common explanation for why waste management sometimes fails is that carelessness breeds more carelessness. Now, research ...

You may have heard that recycling plastic grocery bags can jam up machinery, but what might not be as well known is that ...

A woman puts a plastic bag in the recycling bin outside her home - Rez-art/Getty Images Like most people, you probably assume you mastered the art of recycling bottles, cans, cardboard boxes, milk ...

A digital platform designed to make waste and recycling information easy to find, understand and use is being rolled out across the suburbs and statewide. If you haven’t been notified already, chances ...

YOU MAY THINK YOU’RE HELPING THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT THE CITY OF OMAHA AND ITS RECYCLING CONTRACTOR CONTRACTORS SAY TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE RECYCLING THINGS THAT THEY HAVE TO THROW AWAY. LAST MONTH, KETV GOT ...

Since Armstrong World Industries introduced its ceiling tile recycling program eight years ago, the company has diverted more than 4 million pounds of material from landfills. Steven Baer, senior ...

If your recycling bins are full every week, you know you’re doing your part to help the environment. Your community may have a list of what it does and doesn’t accept on recycling day, but sometimes ...