Every day, the average American throws away over 4.9 pounds of trash. Much of this could be reused, repaired, or reimagined.

Despite some modest progress over the past two decades, Canada's waste diversion efforts remain wanting: according to the Canadian government, only 27% of the country's waste is recycled, composted, ...

Polypropylene and polyethylene are two durable and affordable plastics commonly used as packaging materials, snack wrappers, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ExxonMobil announced Dec. 14, 2022, that it had started operations at its large-scale advanced recycling facility in Baytown, ...

Pricing service Fastmarkets has reported early March OCC price increases while paperboard producer Sonoco has raised the ...

An initiative that resells unwanted items saved from recycling centres across Cornwall believes it has saved about 500 tonnes of waste. Cornwall Council said its Kernow Reuse Shops had sold about ...

Tennessee's proposed Waste to Jobs Act aims to shift recycling costs from taxpayers to corporations, Oak Ridge's EQAB chair ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Recycling containers for paper, plastic bottles and aluminum cans could become a permanent ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Without a recycling label, carton manufacturers can’t legally sell their products in California starting in 2032 ...

The Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) has announced its new “oops” tag recycling initiative, a citywide program designed to reduce contamination in recycling bins, improve recycling ...