Tossing everything into the blue bin (or however it’s sorted in your area) feels like a good deed for the planet. People ...

A research collaboration between BOKU Tulln and IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems is using the further development of bioleaching and bioaccumulation to develop a two-stage, environmentally ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alterra's liquefaction plant in Akron, Ohio, uses pyrolysis as its chemical recycling process to manufacture new plastics. The ...

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 ...

For yoghurt and quark pots, around 15% of recyclable material is lost. NTCP, TNO and partners are investigating how to ...

Before and after: DEECOM recycling process. U.K.-based Longworth originally developed its pressurized steam-based DEECOM process for cleaning polymers from metal. Now, the process has been shown to ...

Recycling can feel straightforward when talking about large, standard items such as cardboard boxes, glass jars and paper goods. But when it comes to the small details – like the metal blade on a foil ...

A new Department of Energy-funded research project seeks to solve one of the biggest challenges with solar power — what to do with solar panels after they die. Solar energy is key to solving climate ...

As the solar industry comes of age, dealing with the growing volume of products reaching end of life is already a research priority at universities and institutes the world over. Many different ...

For years, sorting bottles from cardboard, scrubbing out jars, and dragging the blue bin to the curb felt like the right thing to do. It felt like participation. But at some point, the nagging feeling ...