It's an innovation with potential to improve two crucial products. Researchers make surprising discovery that could ...

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 ...

Waste management has evolved from a linear model of “take–make–dispose” to a more sustainable framework predicated on reduction, reuse and recycling within a circular economy. Contemporary strategies ...

A consortium with representatives from throughout the value chain of electronic products, information technology experts and research institutions focusing on raw materials has started a four-year ...

Although the circular economy involves other principles such as the regeneration of natural systems, the reuse or recycling of materials plays an important role in contributing to the reduction of ...

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 ...

An environmental advocate highlights benefits of reuse and waste prevention, tools that will be part of Jacksonville's first climate action plan.

As Colorado aims to hit ambitious climate action goals, local communities, including those along the Western Slope, are helping build momentum. Eco-Cycle and CoPIRG Foundation’s annual State of ...

A curbside swap event in Seneca Falls will give residents a chance to pass along usable items instead of sending them to the landfill. The Seneca Falls SwapCycle event runs April 17 through April 19.

John Bourget of Bourget Brothers Building Materials on Thursday inspects bricks he hopes to resell. The bricks come from a building at the corner of Colorado Avenue and 17th Street that was razed to ...