WESTBOROUGH, Mass. — Plastic bags of dark powder sit on a metal shelf. The powder contains minerals that came from lithium-ion batteries and are destined to be made into batteries again. That, in ...

The world produces an average of 430 million metric tons of plastic each year. The United States alone produces tens of millions of tons of plastic waste annually. Yet on average, only about 5 to 6 ...

I’m a dedicated recycler. I fret when I see people throwing garbage in with soda cans and empty water bottles. I’ve even been known to rescue recyclables from the trash — at my house, for sure, but ...

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I like to think of myself as a good caretaker of the planet. To that end, I am faithful about placing my recyclable waste items—plastic containers, glass bottles and jars, cans, paper and ...

When David Traub visited a landfill for the first time to dump a truckload of wood and drywall from a home improvement project, he expected to find a big pit full of junk and trash. He did not expect ...

Recycling is being called into question as landfills keep growing. When Chip Britting celebrated the first Earth Day in April 1970, the then-teenager saw recycling as a promising industry and went on ...

For years, the plastics industry’s narrative about recycling has been falling apart. Research and media investigations have revealed that it doesn’t make economic sense and that petrochemical ...

MINOT, ND (KXNET) — The Magic City is looking to go green this holiday season. Today, the city launched its “seven days of recycling” program. They say it’s all about recycling solutions. Officials ...