The survey asked about the following environmentally friendly actions: turning off the lights when no one is home, recycling, limiting home water use, buying clothes or other goods secondhand, and ...

China has 85% of the world’s recycling capacity and a mandate to shred old packs. The U.S. has another plan: use them to save ...

Investigative journalist John Stossel investigates why recycling plastic is counterproductive. He speaks with science writer John Tierney about why it would be cheaper and more environmentally ...

DOUGLAS - The math is simple. Less trash into landfills means lower costs to manage that waste. The equation works whether landfills regionalize or not, making recycling a major priority for groups ...

To be sure, recent news about recycling in the Golden State is disappointing. But we need not throw in the towel. CalRecycle, the agency that administers the state’s waste disposal and recycling, just ...

The most common narrative about recycling electronics is that it is better for the environment, but business owners have even ...

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Americans, asked to imagine they were an item in a recycling bin, had to describe what happens to them next. In the range of responses to a March poll, 15% of those polled took the pessimistic route ...