Since the very first Earth Day in 1970, there have been changes in the way many things, from cardboard to plastic bottles, are disposed of. Long before blue recycling bins were provided to homeowners, ...

A 2022 fire fueled an overhaul to Republic Services’ Anaheim Recycling Center, which has reopened bigger and better, officials say. With a damaged facility closed by fire, the waste and recycling ...

November 15th is "America Recycles Day". It's the only nationally recognized day that's dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling. But along the Monterey Peninsula, a group of graduate students ...

The world is drowning in trash. Global waste is expected to reach 3.8 billion metric tons by 2050, almost double what we throw away today. Cutting back on consumption would help, but that’s easier ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Tour de Trash makes four stops: RRR recycling center, Hawaiian Earth Recycling, the Waimanalo Gulch landfill and H-POWER — where trash is burned to generate electricity. It’s a ...

Recycling polyolefin plastics is inefficient and costly because their strong bonds make them hard to break down and require tedious pre-sorting. The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - To meet the American demand for recycled bottles, cans, and other materials, companies in the US are importing refuse from different countries. “We estimate, because of the lack ...