Waste management has evolved from a linear model of “take–make–dispose” to a more sustainable framework predicated on reduction, reuse and recycling within a circular economy. Contemporary strategies ...

First, I know it’s easy to become jaded about recycling, which deters people from doing it. And there are rumors that when ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Creating waste goes hand in hand with modern society. But how we dispose of it has changed significantly in recent decades.

Tossing everything into the blue bin (or however it's sorted in your area) feels like a good deed for the planet. People frequently toss paper, plastic, and metal in without a second glance. This well ...

Indonesia is promoting “reuse” as a key solution to its plastic waste crisis, with civil society and the Ministry of Environment launching a “reuse road map” to mainstream practices like refilling and ...

The “Status of PV Module Recycling in IEA PVPS Task 12 Countries” report provides the most detailed global assessment to date of how different regions are preparing for what could become one of the ...

A growing number of sectors are focusing on operating as part of a "circular economy," aiming to waste less — and reap the financial benefits in the process. The circular economy refers to the process ...

NASA is offering $3 million in a competition to recycle waste in space, called the LunaRecycle challenge. A two track, two-phase competition open to anyone on the globe — focusing on the design and ...

Australia’s rooftop solar industry has renewed calls for a mandatory recycling scheme to deal with the growing problem of solar panel waste. Only about 10% of panels are currently recycled. The rest ...

On this Earth Day, Kent County, Mich., is celebrating by launching a new food waste program aimed at diverting scraps from ...