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

Carla Young, a Curious Texas reader, asked: "What's the proper way to recycle different everyday items? Do I need to tear the ...

Some items you can recycle in one city may be prohibited in another. Batteries, plastic bags, small appliances, and more may not be allowed.

This company operates in a corner of the industry most investors overlook, turning discarded batteries and scrap into usable metals. But as global demand for recycled materials grows, will this quiet ...

Chemists and innovative recyclers are trying to turn gloves, pipette tips, and other laboratory plastic waste into something useful ...

A new process to recycle existing plastics indefinitely and reduce the flood of plastics into landfills is being developed by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley. From sandwich bags ...