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

Throwing your plastic bottles in the recycling bin may make you feel good about yourself, or ease your guilt about your ...

March 18 marks Global Recycling Day, and Rumpke Waste & Recycling is sharing tips for beginners. According to Rumpke, you ...

In a new study, scientists from the universities of Portsmouth and Manchester report that a specially engineered enzyme can ...

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Some items you can recycle in one city may be prohibited in another. Batteries, plastic bags, small appliances, and more may not be allowed.

Chemists and innovative recyclers are trying to turn gloves, pipette tips, and other laboratory plastic waste into something useful ...

The Plastic Reduction Alliance played a game of “Is it recyclable?” Wednesday night. “For the longest time, I thought any plastics I take into my home, I just take to the plastics recycling facility ...

For yoghurt and quark pots, around 15% of recyclable material is lost. NTCP, TNO and partners are investigating how to ...

Instead of tossing those plastic containers that fruit comes in directly into the recycle bin, try repurposing them in ...

For years, sorting bottles from cardboard, scrubbing out jars, and dragging the blue bin to the curb felt like the right ...