Recyclable items must be empty, clean, and dry, as food and liquids contaminate the recycling process. Even a bit of cheese or grease on a pizza box can spoil the whole load of recyclable materials.

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 ...

Reduce, reuse, recycle. These “three Rs” of sustainability are often associated with Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22. When they debuted, they referred to simple actions that citizens could ...

MIDVALE, Utah — Most Utahns have heard of the three R’s to help the environment as residents become more conscious of our consumerism, especially during the holidays. Reduce, reuse, recycle. But as ...

You've probably noticed how fast things move these days, with new products and trends constantly popping up. But not all ...

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"Reduce, reuse, recycle." For more than 50 years, those three Rs have been the world's go-to environmental mantra. On the face of it, the three Rs sound like an empowering call for each of us to play ...

In the 1960s, beverage containers were glass, aluminum, or cardboard. Why can’t we go back there today for many of our liquid products? It doesn’t take a new packaging discovery, a new plastic formula ...

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 ...

Holiday decorating is hard work, but the effort brings joy, color and light to the darkest days of winter. The cleanup of holiday decorations, however, rarely brings joy. Some people can't wait to get ...

After having total knee replacement surgery, I bought a small treadmill that goes under my desk. Since it doesn't have ...

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.