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The Conversation reports on single-stream recycling, emphasizing its convenience but noting significant contamination issues ...

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, almost 94 tons of municipal solid waste were recycled and composed in 2018 – about 32%. But there's also the looming issue of contamination, rendering ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — With new phones and computers coming out all the time, you may have a lot of old electronics collecting dust where you live. It may be tempting to smash them with a hammer to get ...

For my summer Extension Scholar project, I am investigating the benefits of individual actions to address climate change, specifically here in Delaware. When asked in an informal poll about what ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Every year millions of Americans come together for America Recycles Day. It’s a chance to look at your recycling habits. Its why I visited the biggest recycling center in Hampton ...

An environmental campaigner is calling for financial disincentives to stop people in Jersey putting rubbish in black bin bags as the island's infrastructure minister admits the current recycling ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alex Jordan, University of Wisconsin-Stout (THE CONVERSATION) Every week, millions of ...

Alex Jordan/University of Wisconsin-Stout So, what makes plastic recycling so difficult? As an engineer whose work focuses on reprocessing plastics, I have been exploring potential solutions. In ...