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In its pursuit of planet-friendly plastics, Amazon is putting candidate materials through torture tests to find ...

The Recology Recycling Plant in south Seattle is embracing artificial intelligence-equipped robots to enhance its recycling ...

Contamination, such as food residue, plastic bags and items that can’t be recycled, can degrade the quality of the remaining material, making it more difficult to reuse. That lowers its value.

The analysis by EGLE shows that Michigan residents have increased their recycling rate from 14.25% before 2019 to 23% in 2024 ...

In addition to recycling, Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority operates a Transfer Station, where 111,068 tons of ...

Homes would need to separate dry paper and cardboard into one bin and other recyclable materials like plastics, glass and ...