Not all plastics are equal—some types and colors are easier to recycle than others. For instance, black foam and black coffee lids, which are often made of polystyrene, usually end up in landfills ...

The GFRP material has traditionally been very difficult to recycle. While thermoplastics, the type of plastic used in milk bottles, can be melted and easily reused, the glass-fiber composites are ...

An European Union-funded project is currently being undertaken to establish safer recycling methods for food packaging materials such as PET resins. Currently the project, which is being undertaken at ...

Glass isn't as easy to recycle as we might think, so we need as many ways to turn it into new products as we can devise. Researchers at the University of Portsmouth have developed a way to use ...

LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Two European startups said on Thursday they had hit milestones in recycling electric vehicle battery materials that will be needed to meet European regulations, reduce China ...

Parents don’t need another thing to puzzle over, so Huggies brand diapers is teaming with Trenton-based TerraCycle to help make recycling easier. Announced Jan. 9, the collaboration will allow ...

How do bottle and can recycling centers make money if they’re paying you for the materials you drop off? Recycling centers are the rare operation where you, the consumer, end up making money. But ...

TEACHERS YOU’LL WANT TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION. FROM THE PRACTICAL TO THE PLAYFUL, LIKE A KID IN A CANDY STORE. WE’RE VERY ECLECTIC. THERE’S A LOT TO DISCOVER AT THE GREAT EXCHANGE IN DEVENS AND ...

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When you buy a new iPhone, Apple takes it back when you're done with it. When you finish a bottle of Coke in Germany, the manufacturer pays for its recycling. So why does your 4,000-pound SUV – ...