YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP via Getty Images The plastics industry has worked for decades to convince people and policymakers that recycling would keep waste out of landfills and the environment. Consumers ...

While recycling campaigns can help limit what heads to the landfill, scientists are now saying that it’s masked the glaring problem of over-production and de-emphasized other waste reduction ...

As the city of Chesapeake contemplates ending its curbside recycling program, we have an opportunity to look at our “disposable society.” We all have a love affair with convenience and quick ...

Waste management has evolved from a linear model of “take–make–dispose” to a more sustainable framework predicated on reduction, reuse and recycling within a circular economy. Contemporary strategies ...

We’ve all heard it. And sometimes, the tips we need to be more sustainable are right in front of us, said Jeremy Walters, the sustainability expert at Republic Services of Southern Nevada. The ...

AURORA, Ill. (WLS) -- Chicagoland residents are not recycling as much as the rest of the country. While the national recycling rate is 30%, Chicagoland residents recycle roughly 20% of waste, ...

BOSTON (MassDEP) – The Baker-Polito Administration announced $3.1 million in grant funding to 268 municipalities and regional solid waste districts across the Commonwealth. The grants, made available ...

Big F&B companies are taking steps to advance waste solutions, even as current product packaging continues to accumulate. No one can question that we have a global problem with food and beverage waste ...

Yale is implementing a new series of recycling signs across campus to help combat the ever-growing issue of waste contamination. This effort aims to improve waste collection by making it easier for ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the importance of recycling in Michigan and put a greater emphasis on increasing the quality of the state’s recyclable materials for end-market use. “Recycling has ...