Consumers are being urged to recycle old and broken electrical appliances as they could contain critical raw materials which ...

According to the latest statistics by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, only 23.6% of municipal solid waste is recycled—even though they estimate that 75% is recyclable. One of the major ...

There is a wide range of services and facilities to recycle domestic waste. As well as reducing the volume of waste going to ...

In fact, more than four in five of us (82%) put the wrong items in the recycling bin, potentially contaminating loads of ...

Lead acid batteries (cars, trucks, tractors, etc.) are made of plastic and contain dilute sulphuric acid and lead. During the recycling the batteries are crushed, acid is drained off and neutralized ...

The Conversation reports on single-stream recycling, emphasizing its convenience but noting significant contamination issues ...

Irish consumers recycled a record number of electrical items last year, but the country’s largest e-waste scheme has warned that its unsustainable targets need to change to reflect a more circular ...

It’s easy to get confused about what can and can’t be recycled. The No. 1 rule is to follow your local guidelines. Print them and post them by your recycling bins for quick reference. But ...

Residents are being reminded to recycle more and waste less. As part of Recycle Week, which began on Monday, September 22, Reading Borough Council has identified several commonly discarded items that ...