recycling

Recycling is important but it’s also a pain. Separating glass from plastic from paper isn’t a terrible task but what…

A Dutch brewery is using iron powder as fuel to demonstrate its potential utility as a carbon-free power source, New…

The petrochemical industry produces more than 88 million tons of polyethylene, making it the most common plastic in…

It’s now more apparent than ever that the conveniences of plastic packaging are being outweighed by the…

The world keeps producing more headphones, microwaves, laptops, air conditioners, and other pieces of electronics…

In the midst of a mounting plastic crisis, the biggest plastic polluters keep pushing better consumer recycling…

A team of researchers at Pompeii recently discovered evidence that Romans were avid recyclers, according to a…

Taking a cue from anyone under 10 years old who can come up with endless imaginative uses for an empty cardboard…

A few months ago, Sonos drew the ire of some customers and recyclers trying to trade in their old devices. The main…

Companies say that a lot of single-use plastic items are recyclable: cups, trays, lids, cutlery, straws, stirrers.…

There are lots of reasons not to eat greasy deep-fried fast food, the least of which being the challenges involved…

Trashing your old electronics is bad for the planet—a big reason why you might’ve noticed tech companies push…

If you’re looking to build a new home on coastal waters where hurricanes are known to roam, you might want to skip…

The world has a trash problem, and a new report out Tuesday reminds us just how much Americans contribute. Turns out…

Yes, it’s great that your office put a blue bin next to the copy machine so unwanted print outs don’t end up in the…

We, humans, do love our plastic. From our morning yogurt to our evening takeout, all this plastic feels impossible…

As much as I like sneakers, one problem with the modern running shoe is that after your kicks get worn out, you…

Considered Nintendo’s biggest failure and the butt of endless jokes, the $180 Virtual Boy delivered an…

Recycling is in trouble. There are many reasons for this, chief among them a string of new bans and restrictions on…

There are 118 elements on the periodic table. An iPhone contains about 75 of them.