An Inside Look at Pay-As-You-Throw Programs
“There is no single thing that can be done – and I mean you can...
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Diverts 99.8 Percent of Waste
This California brewery has diverted more than 51,000 tons of waste from local landfills and recently earned a platinum seal…
What Encourages Reusable Bag Use: A Tax or a Bonus?
What's the best way to convince shoppers to swap disposable grocery bags for a reusable alternative? A Ph.D. graduate looks…
Green Jobs Event Challenges Companies to ‘Repair America’
The annual Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference, now in its seventh year, has become a leading forum for growing a…
Heat and Power Plant Will Double as Ski Slope
A state-of-the-art combined heat and power plant in Denmark will feature a ski slope come 2017.
Yale Student Wins $5,000 to Study Recycling
Aaron Greenfield received the Recycling Research Foundation's scholarship to further his education in aerospace recycling.
Cleaning Up Space Debris: Is It Possible?
Recycling on Earth is one thing — cleaning up the mess in space is quite another. To help keep the…
Wisconsin City De-Ices Roads with Cheese Brine
Bay View, a neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wis., is testing cheese brine to help de-ice roads this winter; if the program…