This past year has seen a frenetic push to enact federal environmental laws, fueled by a looming national target: 50% ...

New technology is giving companies the visibility they need to recover materials, reduce waste, and build truly circular ...

Waste management has evolved from a linear model of “take–make–dispose” to a more sustainable framework predicated on reduction, reuse and recycling within a circular economy. Contemporary strategies ...

As Colorado aims to hit ambitious climate action goals, local communities, including those along the Western Slope, are ...

Workers sort through garbage to see what's in landfills. (IA DNR photo) The Iowa DNR has released three studies on the environmental and economic impacts of recycling in the state. The DNR’s Laurie ...

While it’s safe to reuse plastic bags, you’ll want to clean them between uses for sanitary purposes and to reduce any ...

The U.S. government launched a new operation extracting rare materials from Cold War era nuclear waste that is likely to ...

Reusing and recycling construction and demolition (C&D) materials in Colorado have come a long way in the past decade. This practice can cut overall project expenses by: Avoiding disposal and ...

Construction waste comes in many forms. From scrap materials such as wood, brick, metal and asphalt during construction to broken glass, concrete and rocks during demolition. Some of these materials ...