Rocket launches waste valuable materials and release greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting chemicals. Experts explore applying reduce, reuse, recycle to spacecraft design, repair, and repurposing. “As ...

Dating back to World War II, recycling represented the strength, innovation and stability of American democracy. It was a time when households, still recovering from the great depression, relied on ...

San Francisco’s water reuse ordinance offers a model for cities looking to stretch supplies, lower infrastructure costs and ...

STOCKHOLM — When it comes to handling trash in a climate-friendly way, most people try to reduce, reuse, and recycle. But for the members of Zero Waste Stockholm, the three R’s are only the beginning.

As clothing production continues to rise worldwide, a July 7 forum hosted by the Northeast Recycling Council will examine what actually happens after consumers donate unwanted textiles and why reuse ...

As accumulating plastic waste continues to threaten human health and life under water, experts and decision-makers in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines have sought innovative, upstream solutions ...

At a New Hampshire facility, agricultural plastics are compacted together. Photo courtesy Guy Crosby/CNS Camryn Woods is a reporter with the Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s ...

The modern scientific laboratory, a hub of innovation and discovery, is also a significant contributor to global resource consumption and waste generation. From single-use plastics to rare earth ...

When students move out of Rice residence halls each spring, usable furniture, appliances and other dorm essentials can be ...

A new global reuse symbol is designed to help consumers quickly identify packaging that can be returned, collected, washed, and reused rather than thrown away or recycled. Sustainability experts say ...

Every time a rocket is launched, tons of valuable materials are lost, and huge amounts of greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting chemicals are released into the atmosphere. Publishing in the Cell Press ...

Primary sources of space debris include fragmentation events (65%), such as collisions, explosions from residual propellant, and spontaneous disintegration; decommissioned spacecraft and rocket bodies ...