Thirty years ago, in December 1995, with much fanfare and buildup, the City of Chicago introduced its first citywide recycling program. The Blue Bag program went ahead despite being savaged by critics ...

Municipal solid waste (MSW) recycling programs are highly localized activities, where materials are collected, sorted, processed, and converted into raw materials for the production of new products.

Case Western Reserve University has rolled out updates to its recycling program, making it easier for the campus community to reduce waste. A new QR code system on landfill bin signs allows users to ...

Six development and demonstration projects seek to increase the reuse, retreading and recycling of end-of-life tires ...

California's pioneering electronic-waste recycling law was as confusing for the big recycling operators as it was for collectors and consumers when it went into force at the beginning of the year. But ...