The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded The Center for Ecological Technology, Pittsfield, Mass., a grant of $17,000 from its Resource Conservation Challenge to demonstrate the reuse of ...
Workers sort through garbage to see what's in landfills. (IA DNR photo) The Iowa DNR has released three studies on the environmental and economic impacts of recycling in the state. The DNR’s Laurie ...
A new global symbol aims to make reusable packaging as easy to identify as recyclable materials, helping consumers know exactly what to do next. Korin Miller has spent nearly two decades covering food ...
Julia Peres and Victoria Braga, founders of RUÍNA, engage in design exercises and experimental projects in classrooms and on construction sites. They prioritize a circular process that minimizes ...
As sustainability targets become more stringent and construction costs remain under close scrutiny, demolition projects are increasingly being evaluated not only by what they remove, but by what they ...
Every empty plastic bottle has the potential to become something useful instead of ending up in a rubbish bin. With a little ...
In Nigeria, where unemployment and environmental pollution continue to escalate, some individuals are finding innovative ways to turn waste into a source of livelihood. One such person is Mutiat ...
When the Meals on Wheels program in Syracuse stopped using Styrofoam trays, it donated hundreds of unused trays to Utica Creative Reuse. Second graders at Bradley Elementary School in New Hartford ...
The challenge now is no longer just getting people to recycle, but ensuring that recyclables are clean enough to find buyers.