A collaboration between electrical and chemical engineers at Newcastle University is responsible for a reversible glue that can change how we recycle electronic waste. The team has already ...

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researchers, in collaboration with scientists at Argonne National Laboratory, have ...

The world adds new buildings equivalent to the size of Paris every week, says global consultancy Arup. Digital tools can help ...

The global economy still largely follows a simple pattern: extract natural resources, manufacture products, use them and then throw them away. This “take, make, dispose” model has driven economic ...

Workers sort through garbage to see what's in landfills. (IA DNR photo) The Iowa DNR has released three studies on the environmental and economic impacts of recycling in the state. The DNR’s Laurie ...

Most contaminated waste materials generated from excavation of construction job sites are either buried in landfills or burned. There are fewer than 10 plants in the U.S. that wash and clean soil for ...

A mere 9 percent of plastic is recycled in the United States each year. Plastic waste in our country grows unabated because the U.S. operates a patchwork of largely ineffective recycling systems that ...

Reusing and recycling construction and demolition (C&D) materials in Colorado have come a long way in the past decade. This practice can cut overall project expenses by: Avoiding disposal and ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and other city officials cut the ribbon Thursday for a new reuse store that will help curb hazardous waste in the county. In partnership with ...