Exploring the sorting process of recycling can help Northwest Indiana residents better understand the parameters of recycling right. One common myth is that all recyclables end up in landfills ...

Generally, you don't need to remove paper labels from metal or aluminum cans before you chuck them in the recycling bin. When ...

For students who say they know little about recycling, the University of Minnesota’s system of waste collection is intuitive.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- For the past two weeks, ABC13 Meteorologist Elyse Smith has covered how the City of Houston manages recycling, specifically looking at how plastic is recycled. And when it ...

A recent study has introduced a new method for recycling electronic waste, offering a promising solution to one of the most pressing environmental challenges today. Scientists have devised a process ...

"If loss rates can be kept to one percent or less, there is potential for the costs of the process to rival those of producing new polypropylene," says Fraunhofer researcher Maike Illner. Plans call ...

A new treatment method for waste products generated in the aluminum smelting industry has been developed at Portland Aluminium, based in Victoria, Australia. The waste, spent pot lining has been the ...

Question: "I am interested in what happens to my recycling materials after I drop them off at the transfer station. Where do they go? How do they (aluminum, steel, and plastic) get separated? Why did ...