At the recycling center, powerful magnets will pull out steel. Spinning drums will toss aluminum into bins. Copper wires will get neatly bundled up for resale. But as the conveyor belt keeps rolling, ...

Workers sort through garbage to see what's in landfills. (IA DNR photo) The Iowa DNR has released three studies on the environmental and economic impacts of recycling in the state. The DNR’s Laurie ...

When the Meals on Wheels program in Syracuse stopped using Styrofoam trays, it donated hundreds of unused trays to Utica Creative Reuse. Second graders at Bradley Elementary School in New Hartford ...

The organization is transforming waste into opportunity while fostering community, education, and social impact.

Packaging is undergoing structural change as pressure grows to move from material tweaks to full system-wide decarbonisation.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded The Center for Ecological Technology, Pittsfield, Mass., a grant of $17,000 from its Resource Conservation Challenge to demonstrate the reuse of ...

The global economy still largely follows a simple pattern: extract natural resources, manufacture products, use them and then throw them away. This “take, make, dispose” model has driven economic ...

Thirty-six thousand square feet can hardly contain the expanding operations of Cincinnati Recycle and Reuse Hub, a waste diversion non-profit located in Price Hill. Nicknamed “the Hub”, this ...

The global surge in electronic waste (e-waste) poses a critical environmental and health challenge. In fact, according to the UN's recent Global E-Waste Monitor Report, “The world’s generation of ...

For runners, footwear is one of the most important – and often most expensive – pieces of gear. Experts say the typical lifespan of a traditional running sneaker falls between 500 to 700 kilometers ...

A skirt made of homework. A crochet bag spun from plastic bags. Those are just some of the looks expected to hit the runway Friday night as Raleigh celebrates Earth Day with a creative twist — turning ...