Recycling

Each week, students at the Akshar Foundation School in Assam are asked to bring in 25 recyclable plastic items, which are then transformed into low-cost, durable construction material.

He was fined €45,000 (about $50,000) and ordered to collect the fridge and dispose of it correctly.

Thousands of tons of plastic "recycling" have been sent to Malaysia from the U.S., the U.K., Australia, Europe, Japan and elsewhere. It's time these nations stepped up to help deal with their own waste.

The innovative Recycled Park Project aims to catch plastic waste before it enters the sea and convert it into floating island parks that are run by local communities.

Authorities seized 27,860 pounds of empty beverage containers.

Grocery store employees are dealing with verbal and physical abuse.

The breakthrough represents a major step toward providing an alternative to regular plastics.

The experiment was part of Musk's ongoing attempt to reuse as much rocket equipment as possible.

The new method offers a way to recycle one of the leading greenhouse gases responsible for climate change.

Consumers can buy the bizarre product for $6.54 a box, 10 times the price of ordinary tissue paper.

It's a recycler and 3D printer in one.

The total is approximately 25,000 times the weight of the Empire State Building.

E-waste is set to be used to make Olympic medals for Tokyo 2020

Liam, who can slash through a few million phones per year, is attempting to crush criticism that Apple's materials can't be refurbished and reused.

Starbucks, Costa, Caffe Nero and Pret are accused of making misleading recycling claims.

Recycling is a stigmatized, criminal activity, and ordinary Russians make an effort to not be seen doing it.

So think twice before chucking them in the blue bin.

Beyond reusing and recycling, the COP 21 talks should focus on changing the concept of ownership.

Here's a cheat sheet to help with the proper disposal of those first-generation devices.

We may sense that more recycling is better than less recycling, but we really do not know.

This Christmas, e-waste levels are likely to be higher than ever.

Most laptop batteries have enough energy to power an LED for four hours a day for a year

With consumers buying more electronics on Black Friday, it's time we start disposing of our old ones responsibly

Rich economies including the EU and United States lack initiatives to curb use of lightweight plastics