The county's Department of Public Works processed 66 million pounds of recyclables, including new Styrofoam recycling capabilities.
Alessandro Garneri has spent nearly two decades shaping the botanical foundations of some of the world’s most recognized ...
Additive manufacturing (AM) methods, such as 3D printing, enable the realization of objects with different geometric properties, by adding materials layer-by-layer to physically replicate a digital ...
Reuse the News—a simple, community‑driven newspaper recovery program—helped accelerate paper recycling across the Washington, ...
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As environmental pressure mounts, designers in New England are rethinking how clothing is made — prioritizing reuse, accountability and long‑term sustainability over spectacle.
Amcor partnered with Alter Eco to create recyclable paper packaging for organic chocolate bars, cutting pack weight by 61% ...
The Greater Bangor area celebrates the return of large-scale recycling this March with an upgraded facility, promising higher recovery rates and less landfill waste.
A refuse collector has shared the key reason people's recycling is often left behind on their driveway – and it's down to a simple sorting mistake that many accidentally make ...
A binman has explained the key reason people's recycling isn't being collected – and it's down to a common error that many ...
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What really happens after the bin

Once waste leaves the bin, its fate is shaped by sorting limits, contamination, markets, regulation, and infrastructure—deciding whether it is truly recycled or ultimately lost.
Many households will see changes to how they recycle cardboard and paper in the coming weeks, when the next phase of the government's new recycling scheme comes into force. From 31 March, new rules ...