Evidence of the economic opportunities that a circular economy could bring is mounting. The potential environmental impact is also clear. The move to a circular economy—a system that aims to reduce, ...

We’ve all heard it. And sometimes, the tips we need to be more sustainable are right in front of us, said Jeremy Walters, the sustainability expert at Republic Services of Southern Nevada. The ...

Eastman takes a principled approach to developing solutions for the circular economy. In our previous article, “Six principles for the circular economy,” we introduced our approach to evaluating ...

The culturally embedded phrase “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” often is associated with trash: how much you create and what you do with it. Its origin can be traced back to the 1970s, after the growing ...

There are many causes of climate change. One example is cutting down trees. This is a problem that some people don't know about. Carbon dioxide is released from the trunk when it breaks down or gets ...

"Recycling is a great way to dispose of the remains of the holiday season sustainably, but the three R’s of waste management are ordered this way for a reason: first reduce, then reuse, and finally ...

Big F&B companies are taking steps to advance waste solutions, even as current product packaging continues to accumulate. No one can question that we have a global problem with food and beverage waste ...

Every 24 hours, 150 species are lost and by 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean. With the threat of global warming and climate change looming large, Earth Day on April 22 ...

Reduce, reuse and recycle have been ingrained into our heads since we were kids. One of my favorite CDs as a kid was Jack Johnson’s Curious George, which featured this song and is probably the first ...

"Reduce, reuse, recycle." For more than 50 years, those three Rs have been the world's go-to environmental mantra. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. On the face of it, ...

A fourth "R" is being added to "reduce, reuse and recycle": Recirculation. Instead of recycling old products, a non-profit in North Carolina is recirculating used to-go food containers and bottles.