Underprivileged communities which have limited employment and which are strategically in position to earn from recycling are left out in the cold while …
Dove unveils plastic-free beauty bar packaging and 100% recycled plastic bottles
Dove has committed to removing all non-recycled plastic from certain bottle lines by the end of the year and debuted a new, plastic-free packaging …
SON develops standards for plastics recycling
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and stakeholders in the food industry have developed a standard for the production of plastics. This will …
80 percent of recycling put out in The Villages going into landfill
Villagers probably feel “green” when they put their recycling bags at the end of the driveway, so they would be surprised to learn that 80 percent of that …
Barrington to host recycling event on Oct. 26
Barrington will host a document destruction event at the Metra lot on Wool Street from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 26. Residents from Barrington and …
Infrastructure report calls for new ideas to tackle Victoria’s recycling crisis
Infrastructure Victoria says the state needs urgent reforms to get on top of its recycling crisis and that could include a bit more effort in the home.
A new service aims to tackle Thailand’s trash by helping people profit off recycling
As Thailand pushes to cut its waste, a new startup is incentivizing residents and businesses to recycle. To be effective, the service depends on local …
Public proposes fresh ideas to recycle right
And special transparent recycling bins that allow people to see just what they are throwing into them, with eye-level signs to remind them to clean and …
Franklin introduces curbside clothing recycling on Nov. 11
According to DEP statistics, 8.1% of trash is reusable, recyclable material, with 95% that can be reused. But only 15% of people recycle these …
Mobile recycling program could fill the gap left by facility closures
San Francisco is hoping to launch a three-year mobile recycling program to offset the impacts of the widespread closure of facilities where people can …