A new chemical process separates mixed textile waste and produces components that can be reused (Sci. Adv. 2024, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado6827). After their lifetime of use, most discarded clothes ...

Plastic waste has long outpaced our ability to deal with it, largely because the most common packaging plastics are hard to ...

Yale is implementing a new series of recycling signs across campus to help combat the ever-growing issue of waste contamination. This effort aims to improve waste collection by making it easier for ...

COLUMBIA — The city of Columbia Solid Waste Utility announced Tuesday that it will start recycling mixed fibers, including cardboard, when possible. The Solid Waste Utility has been taking mixed ...

Starting this semester, Tufts will begin transitioning to a mixed recycling system, a change from the previous dual stream recycling system, according to Director of Campus Services Gary Hill. Over ...

Each year, more than 60 percent of textiles produced globally are made from blended fibers, yet less than 1 percent of these materials are effectively recycled. The issue stems from the source, of ...

Honeywell signed equipment supply, production license, and warranty agreements with Biotrend Energy, Istanbul, Turkey, to build the country’s first commercialized advanced waste recycling plant using ...

Cornell’s annual Beyond Waste Campaign, which spanned from Feb. 14 to March 31 this year, is an initiative run by the Campus Sustainability Office that aims to create awareness, action and community ...

PAFA, a trade association for the plastic packaging industry in the United Kingdom, is welcoming news that the U.K. government has awarded a grant to WES Greenstar to boost the recycling of mixed ...