‘Chemical recycling’: 15-minute reaction turns old clothes into useful molecules

Fast fashion creates millions of tonnes of waste each year — could clever chemistry help to tackle the problem?

Houston garbage, recycling, yard and tree waste pickup suspended Monday due to Beryl

With tropical storm-force winds expected, residents are advised to secure their garbage and recycling containers.

3-alarm fire burns wooden pallet recycling business in Northeast Portland

Firefighters said other buildings were threatened by the fire.

B.C.-Based Coffee Chain Fined for Non-Implementation of Recycling Program

Also, the company failed to submit a recycling plan, even 8 months after issuing the warning.

Research Unveiled More Efficient Way to Recycle Alkaline Batteries

The method involves bathing spent batteries in water-based solutions to extract key minerals such as potassium, manganese and zinc out from them.

United Electronic Recycling to host inagural DFW Recycles Day

United Electronic Recycling (UER) is slated to host its inaugural DFW Recycles Day from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. July 11 at 505 Airline Drive. The company has recycled over 88 million pounds of electronic…

Heidelberg Materials acquires concrete recycling & materials business in south Texas market

The operations include concrete crushing, stabilised materials and a volumetric concrete business.

ADS Recycling in Shippenville Is Hiring Multiple Positions with a $1,000 Sign-On Bonus

Refer your friends and earn up to $2000 with their Employee Referral Program!

Fresh Legislation to Overhaul Recycling in Minnesota

The packaging waste accounts for almost 40% of the total waste, estimates suggest.

New Pilot Program Aims to Divert Plastics and Organics from Landfill

Instead of dumping in landfill, the collected organic material will be trucked to a farm in Palmer.

McKinsey says most consumer packaging still going unrecycled

Global consulting firm sees multi-trillion-dollar opportunity in diverting the 80 percent of consumer packaging that goes unrecycled.

Lawndale Recycling receives air quality permit

The North Carolina facility will burn C&D wood to generate electricity to recycle postindustrial biomass and plastics.

New York auto salvage yard settles environmental investigation

LSM Auto Parts & Recycling agrees to pay $210,000 penalty tied to its handling of oil and other fluids.

Eco-friendly solution for battery waste: New study unveils novel metal extraction technique

As global energy demands continue to rise, the role of batteries is becoming increasingly critical

Victaulic invests to upgrade Pennsylvania foundry

Maker of steel pipes and fittings says $100 million project in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, will add 200-plus jobs and will involve new melt shop furnaces.

Recycling all household batteries is now the law

Many kinds of batteries had already been illegal to throw out for years and as of Monday, single-use and rechargeable batteries joined that list.

How to increase the rate of plastics recycling

A national bottle deposit fee could make a dramatic difference in reducing plastic waste, MIT researchers report.