In the late 1940s, following wartime-driven innovation, the mass production of inexpensive plastics revolutionized American ...

In 2022, humans generated roughly 62 million tons of electronic waste—or e-waste. That's enough to fill more than 1.5 million garbage trucks. And by 2030, that figure is expected to rise to 82 million ...

Exploring the sorting process of recycling can help Northwest Indiana residents better understand the parameters of recycling right. One common myth is that all recyclables end up in landfills ...

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Note: Eastman Chemical Company’s first “molecular recycling” facility is now fully operational in Kingsport. It uses a process called methanolysis to reduce hard-to-recycle waste plastic to its ...

The government has removed the requirement for prior permission from the CCO for coal washery waste disposal, promoting ...

A Utah-based company plans to ship international radioactive nuclear waste from Canada to the United States for disposal in ...

EnergySolutions' plans to dispose of low-level radioactive waste from Canada in Tooele County have gotten an initial OK, though the approval process isn't over.