Recycling

Woolworths has turned to local manufacturers in South Australia to produce their brown paper bags as part of a move away from overseas producers to create jobs and boost local ...

This story was last updated in December 2020. What was just a trip to a local recycling center ...

As Coles celebrates National Recycling Week this week, it is pioneering the construction of a carpark made partly ...

The Morrison government has announced it will create 10,000 new jobs and transform Australia's waste and recycling industry. ...

According to industry experts, innovative solutions are necessary in order to combat what some commentators are referring to ...

NEW YORK—Have you ever wondered what happens to the soap you used and left in the hotel room ...

Commentary Proposed: Most people are inherently good and want to do good things. That, I sincerely believe, is ...

Young Australians won't let Scott Morrison forget the importance of recycling plastic. "There are few issues that are ...

Twentieth century American poet T.S. Eliot’s classic poem "The Waste Land" deplored the loss of traditional culture in ...

ALBANY, N.Y.—The halt on China's imports of wastepaper and plastic that has disrupted U.S. recycling programs also had ...

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines is recalling its ambassador and consuls in Canada over Ottawa's failure to comply with a ...

Local governments across New South Wales are looking for ways to tackle the recycling challenges following China's import ...

Aluminum cookware made from scrap metal is widely used throughout the developing world. While the production of this ...

How much of what you recycle ends up at the dump?

Japanese scientists have discovered a bacteria that could degrade the plastic used used to make water bottles, long ...

Engineers say it might be possible to use tiny metal particles—similar in size to fine flour or icing ...

Trace amounts of toxic substances used to make plastics don’t contaminate the food or beverages they contain and ...

Showering during California's drought is a guilt-free experience for homeowners Catarina Negrin and Noah Friedman

New techniques are letting researchers make biodiesel entirely from waste grease more cheaply and efficiently.

A spring clean means a full clean, and as we enter a new season, that means your wardrobe ...

In China, potentially disease-ridden materials are re-sold to manufacturers, who turn them into products such as quilts, plastic ...

Plunging oil prices have sent the price for virgin plastic down even below the price of recycled plastic, ...

Independence Day is here. Vow family and friends at your party with these 10 cheap DIY eco friendly ...

The next phase of Los Angeles’ plastic bag ban started July 1.

PARIS—Early summer in Paris has been marked with forums on circular economy. This kind of economy is inspired ...