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 ...
TERRA (The Electronics Reuse & Recycling Alliance), the world’s largest network of certified electronics reuse and recycling providers, announces that ...
Most contaminated waste materials generated from excavation of construction job sites are either buried in landfills or burned. There are fewer than 10 plants in the U.S. that wash and clean soil for ...
Reusing and recycling construction and demolition (C&D) materials in Colorado have come a long way in the past decade. This practice can cut overall project expenses by: Avoiding disposal and ...
Although the circular economy involves other principles such as the regeneration of natural systems, the reuse or recycling of materials plays an important role in contributing to the reduction of ...
Greenpeace Southeast Asia Philippines is urging a return to reusable and refill-based systems as part of efforts to address the country’s escalating plastic waste problem, citing the scale and ...
The ReCONNstruction Center, a nonprofit building materials reuse store in New Britain, is helping to save tens of thousands of pounds of building materials from landfills one piece at a time. Instead ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and other city officials cut the ribbon Thursday for a new reuse store that will help curb hazardous waste in the county. In partnership with ...
The former White House climate adviser is joining the advisory board of a company that uses waste to manufacture a plastic alternative. Gina McCarthy is joining the advisory board of an Israeli ...
When electric vehicle (EV) batteries reach the end of their service life, they can be recycled to recover valuable raw materials for the production of new batteries. Alternatively, retired EV ...
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s administration has announced more than $4 million in Sustainable Materials Recovery Program (SMRP) grants to 285 municipalities and regional solid waste districts.