Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum ...

Generally, you don't need to remove paper labels from metal or aluminum cans before you chuck them in the recycling bin. When ...

Harnessing moisture from air, Northwestern University chemists have developed a simple new method for breaking ... selectively recycling only polyesters. With its selective nature, the process ...

Three AI-powered robots are helping Republic Services process 65 tons of recyclable materials every day in Colorado Springs, diverting more than 60 tons of materials every month from landfills.

There are several ways of recycling lithium-ion batteries, from pyrometallurgy, a wasteful but simple process where old cells are literally melted down, to hydrometallurgical processes where ...

John Starke For decades, waste management was viewed as a simple logistical challenge: collect, transport, and dispose. But ...

While single-stream recycling is convenient, it has downsides. Contamination, such as food residue, plastic bags and items that can’t be recycled, can degrade the quality of the remaining material, ...