And by 2030, Procter & Gamble pledges that it will halve its use of virgin plastic resin made from petroleum. To get there, these companies and others are promoting a new generation of recycling ...

Maine fell short of its recycling efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new state report. The most recent data highlight a common theme for the state, which has continued to lose ground ...

For years, Yale has focused on improving its recycling systems, investing in strong infrastructure for sorting and diverting waste. Despite these efforts, sustainability experts, student leaders and ...

A new survey of Duluth-area residents has exposed a troubling trend for waste regulators that reflects what they already are seeing in roadside ditches: Minnesotans don't like paying to recycle ...

Plastics production and leakage in the environment have grown by "stunning" amounts in recent decades. But efforts to both limit pollution from those leaks and increased efforts to innovate new ...

The issue of single-stream recycling methods was one of the key topics bandied about during the Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show, held late last month in New Orleans. The trend toward more ...

Connecticut trash haulers have been spotted mixing recyclables with trash, in trucks or at transfer stations, to save money. WSHU’s Davis Dunavin spoke with CT Mirror’s Mark Pazniokas to discuss his ...

Each EU resident generates over 500kg of rubbish annually, yet many member states are failing to meet recycling targets and continue dumping too much waste in landfills, due to funding shortages and ...

Federal contractors don't conform to standards for the safe disposal of old computers, oversight panel chairman says. Contractors responsible for recycling government computers and other electronic ...