A local 4-H club won $3,000 for collecting twine from local farms to be recycled. Northern Lethbridge 4-H Beef Club won the first of four cash prizes of equal amount as part of the Alberta Ag-Plastic ...

Jan. 31, 2025 — Researchers compared the environmental impacts of lithium-ion battery recycling to mining for new materials and found that recycling significantly outperforms mining in terms of ...

How do I know my items are actually getting recycled? Individual cities, counties, and the region's recycling industry are working hard to ensure all the items accepted in local recycling programs are ...

And while bottles were dutifully collected in yellow-topped recycling bins around the country ... Glass is most commonly used in reusable systems, but hard plastic is an option too.

The Dutch royal, 52, famed for her glamorous ensembles, got stuck in as she took part in waste sorting at the Renewi recycling facility in the Netherlands. She exchanged her usual heels for work ...

Some cities also partner with Ridwell, which helps people recycle hard-to-recycle items like plastic bags and batteries. Although some people might say the recycling fee is necessary to keep the ...

This weekend is the Bristol Hi-Fi Show and as always there are a range of special deals on offer for products bought at the ...

Ridwell accepts hard-to-recycle items such as plastic film, batteries and light bulbs, political signs, pet collars and clothing — finding companies that will reuse those items or turn them into ...

So, I was delighted when I learned that Tucson, Arizona, where I live, was starting a pilot program to deal with hard-to-recycle plastics. These aren’t the containers that we can recycle ...