Whether it’s your empty soda bottle, food waste from the Cougareat or lawn and bush clippings, it all ends up at BYU’s Material Handling Area.

Polypropylene is just as big in packaging as PET but it is recycled at a fraction of PET. Only 8 percent of 1.2 million tons of post-consumer PP is recycled.

Researchers from Northwestern University have discovered a process that uses air moisture to break down plastics.

Tempe recycling hit a new record in 2024, according to city officials. Residents recycled a record 463,628 pounds of waste.

Many people are already familiar with the three Rs: reduce, reuse and recycle. The important thing to remember is the order. Reducing consumption is the most effective of the three steps, followed by ...

According to a 2024 report, "Moving towards a more circular economy could increase compe­titiveness, stimulate innovation, boost economic growth and create jobs (700,000 jobs in the EU alone by 2030).