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, ...

At Stony Brook University, researchers are developing an AI-assisted system to analyze and characterize contaminated items in ...

It's Earth Week, here's how consumers and companies are trying to improve waste management across the country.

As recycling programs become more accessible, everyone can do their part in giving materials a second life and reducing waste ...

You may notice the TerraCycle logo around town or on products at the store. They’re an organization with a mission to recycle complex waste that can’t be recycled traditionally. The Toledo Zoo ...

Many consumers are guilty of filling drawers or closets with old laptops, cellphones, fitness trackers and other electronic devices once they are no longer needed. It’s hard to know where to recycle ...

Perhaps fittingly, state lawmakers are recycling proposals if not actual legislation from last year as they address how to encourage the recycling of more packaging and reduce the amount of waste that ...

A US nationwide bottle deposit program could increase recycling of PET plastic to 82 percent, with nearly two-thirds of all PET bottles being recycled into new bottles, at a net cost of just a penny a ...

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A white metal bin stood across the register at Carter Brothers Ace Hardware in Reno’s Midtown District, its white exterior standing out in a sea of black, red and yellow merchandise. Its distinct ...