Experts weigh in on when it is safe to use takeout containers for food storage and heating up leftovers.

Eastman takes a principled approach to developing solutions for the circular economy. In our previous article, “Six principles for the circular economy,” we introduced our approach to evaluating ...

Once packaging leaves the consumer, it enters fragmented collection and sorting systems where contamination, infrastructure gaps, and market forces determine its fate.

The plastics industry has worked for decades to convince people and policymakers that recycling would keep waste out of landfills and the environment. Consumers sort their trash so plastic packaging ...

MIDVALE, Utah — Most Utahns have heard of the three R’s to help the environment as residents become more conscious of our consumerism, especially during the holidays. Reduce, reuse, recycle. But as ...

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Looking to reduce waste, save money, share resources, and build community at the same time? Hennepin County’s Swap-It events help residents do exactly that.

A new recycling center could reduce Calhoun County’s carbon footprint. “Presently, (waste company) Republic Services is making frequent trips to its sorting facility in Corpus Christi. This will allow ...

Commercial pickup program expands secure, compliant e-waste recycling across Nassau and Suffolk County. MELVILLE, NY, ...