Conspiracy theories are for right-wing nuts and doomsday preppers—or so I thought. But a few months ago, I started hearing whispers among my liberal family and friends. Recycling, they alleged, was a ...

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. When I called Wayne DeFeo and told him I was considering ...

Research out of Scotland suggests that the chopping, shredding, and washing of plastic in recycling facilities may turn as much as 6% to 13% of incoming waste into microplastics—tiny, toxic particles ...

For years, the plastics industry’s narrative about recycling has been falling apart. Research and media investigations have revealed that it doesn’t make economic sense and that petrochemical ...

The U.S. Department of Energy is inviting companies to discuss the feasibility of recovering 9,700 tons of nickel from ...

Recycling education centers are opening their doors to residents and visitors across the country to offer a behind-the-scenes look at the recycling process. Through interactive exhibits, guided tours ...

For decades, we’ve been told: Recycle! “If we’re not using recycled paper, we’re cutting down more trees!” says Lynn Hoffman, co-president of Eureka Recycling. Recycling paper (or cardboard) does save ...

Ace Green Recycling announced significant progress in its global expansion strategy with equipment deployments across ...

Californians recycle because “they’re attached to the environment they live in,” says Rachel Machi Wagoner, the director of the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, known as ...

According to experts, our recycling system, as it currently stands, is broken. Many of China's recycling mills and farms are being forced to stop collecting recyclable scrap materials due to the ...

On the newly-repaved Ann Street, where to put trash and recycling for pickup appears to be an uncertainty. On the curb? On a ...