Some items you can recycle in one city may be prohibited in another. Batteries, plastic bags, small appliances, and more may not be allowed.

But whether refilling actually makes a difference depends on how these systems are used and what they replace. Scores of ...

We have all done it: a greasy pizza box, a disposable coffee cup, the odd plastic bag. Sometimes, we want things to be recyclable, so we put them in the recycling bin. Waste managers often call this ...

"If a battery comes into the waste, it's an immediate risk of fire because if a battery is not handled correctly it can spark and that can cause thermal runway and then create a fire risk," said Grime ...

Creating waste goes hand in hand with modern society. But how we dispose of it has changed significantly in recent decades. Disposal sites have largely moved from small, unregulated landfills where ...

NASA is offering $3 million in a competition to recycle waste in space, called the LunaRecycle challenge. A two track, two-phase competition open to anyone on the globe — focusing on the design and ...

Faster, More Consistent Transactions at the Scale The Point of Sale is where many sites feel the pain first. If the process ...

Refilling a bottle instead of throwing it away has become a popular way for people to reduce waste — a small, tangible action in response to larger environmental problems. Daily Horoscope for March 12 ...