Scranton residents may begin combining cardboard and paper recycling for pickup in the same container starting next week, a change stemming from the city’s recently approved recycling processing ...

You can tear up tissue paper from gifts and packages to include in your compost pile. This will not only benefit your garden, ...

Reusable paper towels are supposed to be better than standard, single-use ones. However, you'll want to consider this first ...

A new gold extraction method turns old electronics into treasure using pool disinfectant and sunlight — no poisons required.

The demise of the English paper will end a long intellectual tradition, but it’s also an opportunity to reëxamine the purpose ...

Malaysia is strictly restricting the import of plastic waste starting July 1, with rules that essentially add up to a ban on imports from certain countries — including the U.S.

A new World Bank approach paper has urged low and middle-income countries, including Malawi, to scale up energy efficiency as ...

A study published in Science Journal found that plastic bag policies, such as bans and fees, have been effective in reducing ...

A compound commonly used to disinfect water can strip gold off devices without using highly toxic substances.

Composting is a simple, cheap and effective way to reduce methane emissions and divert waste from landfills all while ...

Raising awareness "is ant-work; you have to be patient, explain, ask repeatedly, until they understand the importance of ...