Eighty percent of Americans support recycling. The public understands that recycling is a great way to conserve natural resources and reduce waste. But our current system is not set up to fully ...

In the fall of 2020, I picked up my first e-bike, a Specialized Levo SL, and it soon became my primary mode of transportation. I rode it to friend’s houses, the grocery store and local trails, among ...

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 ...

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Plastic recycling symbols only tell you what type of plastic an item is made from — not that the item is recyclable. Plastics 1, 2, and 5 are typically recyclable, while 3, 4, 6, and 7 can rarely be ...

When I visited my friend in Scotland, I was amazed to see how little waste from her family of four actually went into the garbage can. Besides their good habits of buying items with minimal packaging, ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is sharing ways to help families to reduce, reuse and recycle waste this ...

Junk is accumulating in space at a fantastic pace, with millions of pieces orbiting the Earth, and humans need to figure out a way to deal with it.

As a beauty editor, I inevitably collect copious amounts of products for work — and every few months, this leaves me with a hefty pile of empty or used products to dispose of. As someone who regularly ...

Our basement bedroom has a huge desktop computer that we never, ever touch -- except to dust. Why are we keeping it? A recent CNET survey found that nearly a third of us are hoarding old electronics, ...

It is estimated that anywhere from 40-60 million 1lb disposable propane canisters are sold each year. These are among the most popular option for family camping trips or even some tailgate parties as ...