In an empty lot tight against the border with El Paso, Texas, cranes lifted metal frames for tent shelters in Ciudad Juárez. Nogales, Mexico — across from Nogales, Arizona — announced that it ...

The plastic packaging type with by far the highest recycled content is polyethylene terephthalate (PET). It's a hard plastic signified by the number "1" inside the triangle. Once a PET bottle goes ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The state’s first pallet shelter community is getting closer to opening. When asked Tuesday when ECHO Village would finally open, Rhode Island Housing Secretary ...

Mexico Builds Temporary Shelters to Prepare for Mass Deportations From US By Laura Gottesdiener and Lizbeth Diaz CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican authorities have begun constructing giant ...

The van is operated by Capuchin Mobile Ministries, which is part of a larger network of nonprofits, shelters, and outreach teams that have become the front line in helping people experiencing ...

An example of a communal recycling point in the Netherlands. You can usually find these within every neighbourhood. Image: Depositphotos Municipalities usually have containers for waste, paper, glass, ...

The temporary shelters in Ciudad Juarez will have the capacity to house thousands of people and should be ready in a matter of days, said municipal official Enrique Licon. "It's unprecedented ...

TAMPA, Fla. — As cold temperatures sweep the Sunshine State, several counties across Tampa Bay are opening cold weather shelters to provide a warm space for those experiencing homelessness or ...

Snow blankets a road in North Hampton during a 2023 storm. As temperatures reach the single digits and below zero in some parts of the state, some warming shelters are facing challenges as they ...

Pensacola shelters are making room for record numbers of people. Waterfront Mission has moved all the furniture out of their lobby to make room for emergency cots and pallets. Waterfront’s ...

Considering that only one-tenth of all plastic waste is recycled, new technologies that can help tackle this growing problem are urgently required. Catalytic recycling techniques, such as ...

I’ve even been known to rescue recyclables from the trash—at my house, for sure, but also in public places if I think nobody’s looking. Granted, the success of recycling plastic is abysmal—the U.S.