About 100 million metric tons of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), one of the world's most commonly used plastics, are ...

Speaking of excrement, it's really expensive to bring water up to space, so water has to be recycled and reused repeatedly.

A Nigerian man in Germany shared how much he made from gathering and submitting used plastic bottles. He showed how he got ...

SINGAPORE] Plastic recycling in South-east Asia is limited by high collection and sorting costs, which can be 1.5 to two ...

When the ban was announced, state officials said New Yorkers used 23 billion plastic bags each year, 85 percent of which ended up in landfills, recycling machines, waterways and streets.

Some things, including plastic bags, can be brought to a specialized ... get lost during the sorting process at recycling facilities, where the machines are designed for larger plastic items.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Machine learning can optimize high-density polyethylene (HDPE) production and recycling, reducing environmental impact. A model called PEPPr predicts HDPE ...

The Southern Nevada Recycling Center can process roughly 700,000 pounds per day, but not all objects make it through the ...

Beyond supermarkets, several retailers offer incentives for recycling textiles. For instance, by bringing a bag of unwanted ...

H’ers learn to be more aware of the waste they generate and ways to reduce their impact on the planet and encourage others to ...