Trying to recycle the wrong materials only clogs up the system. We asked a recycling expert about the dos and don'ts of recycling takeout boxes.

You toss them in the blue bin with confidence. A pizza box here, some shredded paper there, maybe that coffee cup from this ...

Electric vehicles, or EVs, generally use lithium-ion batteries, which are recyclable up to 90% through commercial activity. When EVs came on the scene, one of the primary debates was the amount of ...

Plastic is everywhere, and most of it ends up in landfills or incinerated because recycling is excruciatingly difficult to do. Yet companies that rely on plastics production, including oil giant ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A report from Greenpeace shows only a small fraction of the plastic we think we're recycling is actually getting recycled. The rest of it is diverted to landfills or incinerators.

One.Five is helping Foodie & Friends package its organic spices in recyclable barrier packaging made from agricultural ...

Even though many industrial plastics are recyclable, a significant proportion of the plastic waste is not recycled because of the energy demand and cost associated with the process. Chemically ...

Ming Yang has unveiled a 110-meter carbon fiber wind blade designed to be fully recyclable, tackling a major challenge in ...

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