A 2016 behavioral economics study found that when consumers think their waste might be recycled, they worry less about the ...

I’m a dedicated recycler. I fret when I see people throwing garbage in with soda cans and empty water bottles. I’ve even been known to rescue recyclables from the trash — at my ...

Single-use plastic can cause major environmental damage, but paper substitutes also have downsides. What if there was a third way?

Thomas Nosker, an assistant research professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, has been named a ...

I’m a dedicated recycler. I fret when I see people throwing garbage in with soda cans and empty water bottles. I’ve even been ...

I’m a dedicated recycler. I fret when I see people throwing garbage in with soda cans and empty water bottles. I’ve even been ...

The borough needs to measure whether its actions are really reducing the impact of solid waste on the planet, mayor says.

The delays will most likely impact the narrower streets, one-ways and alleyways, where city officials use rear-loading ...

Shoppers are being urged to make a big change when buying washing up liquid as fewer than half the bottles used to package ...

This growth is driven by the increasing demand for sustainable solutions across industries, stringent government regulations promoting plastic recycling, and heightened consumer awareness of ...

Did you know that fleece clothing is made out of recycled polyethylene terephthalate — or PET? That’s the fancy word for the material most plastic bottles are made out of, and it’s just one of many ...

As accumulating plastic waste continues to threaten human health and life under water, experts and decision-makers in ...