The new equipment is designed to increase recycling rates, reduce landfill disposal and improve material separation processes ...

Recycling activity contributes $184 billion to the U.S. economy every year.

Simple, mono-material packaging with as few additives as possible is best to recycle. If complexity can't be avoided due to, for example, food safety concerns, then it would be good if the materials ...

There is a glaring lack of tracking for global recycling. Poor waste management is deeply connected to climate change, plastic pollution and global nutrient imbalances globally. To shift to ...

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As homeowners and businesses seek more environmentally responsible ways to dispose of unwanted items, experts say reuse, donation and recycling can significantly reduce the amount of waste sent to ...

Two people stand in a laboratory in front of a closed fume hood; each is wearing goggles, a lab coat, and gloves and holds a box of nitrile rubber gloves. Evan Bailey and Caroline Gilmer were inspired ...