I like to think of myself as a good caretaker of the planet. To that end, I am faithful about placing my recyclable waste items—plastic containers, glass bottles and jars, cans, paper and ...

A quick drop in the recycling bin is often made with good intentions.“It’s good for the world,” said Josh, a student in ...

These simple swaps can cut down on individual carbon footprint. There are certain things you can't go without: soap, laundry supplies, and medications, for instance. And for those trying to do their ...

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 ...

Creating waste goes hand in hand with modern society. But how we dispose of it has changed significantly in recent decades. Disposal sites have largely moved from small, unregulated landfills where ...

Sitting atop a table next to 64-cubic-foot bins containing scores of recyclable materials was a large stuffed monkey. While dozens of shoes and other clothing items on the table or inside the bin will ...

Let's be real. Nobody likes looking into their garbage bin.It smells awful, looks worse, and most of us toss a bag into the outdoor bin without giving it a second thought. Yet the stuff you throw away ...

According to experts, our recycling system, as it currently stands, is broken. Many of China's recycling mills and farms are being forced to stop collecting recyclable scrap materials due to the ...

Thirty-six thousand square feet can hardly contain the expanding operations of Cincinnati Recycle and Reuse Hub, a waste diversion non-profit located in Price Hill. Nicknamed “the Hub”, this ...

Metro recently awarded the first round of multiyear Reuse Impact Fund grants. The grants will help strengthen and expand greater Portland’s reuse, repair ...