Collection services offer convenience, but most garments are shredded into low-grade stuffing or sent abroad to an uncertain ...

From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 24, the County of Ventura’s Public Works and General Services agencies will host a textile and ...

Worn-out, stained, or outdated clothes don’t have to go to the landfill. Here’s how to reuse, recycle, or responsibly dispose of them. By Debbie Wolfe Published Apr 5, 2026 1:00 PM EDT Add Popular ...

Swedes last year were banned from throwing away clothes in the regular trash in a European Union bid to boost recycling. But ...

Old electronics are a major contributor to household clutter, and they're not necessarily easy to dispose of without sending them to overstuffed landfills. At least until now. With Trashie's Tech Take ...

As blazing rays of sun cut through the cool breeze, students trade jackets and pants for t-shirts and shorts. Especially as ...

The Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, nestled within the larger Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, preserves one of the finest examples of old-growth forest you’ll find anywhere in the eastern United ...

Charity shops are generally seen as a responsible way to get rid of unwanted belongings. In theory, donating items allows them to be reused and raises money for important causes. However, many charity ...

ZHANGJIAGANG, China(AP) — In an industrial park in Zhangjiagang, a small city on China's east coast, a large humming and hissing machine feeds on piles of used clothes and sorts them. The novelty? It ...

Materials scientists say they’ve taken nearly 300-year-old toxic waste—a stockpile of spherical lead bullets from the 16th and 17th centuries, tainted with carbon residue, metal impurities, and the ...