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This story has been updated and corrected. A new report estimates that a nationwide bottle deposit program would reduce the...

This story has been updated and corrected. A new report estimates that a nationwide bottle deposit program would reduce the...

If electronics are repaired, refurbished or remanufactured, should their weight be counted in the U.S. recycling rate? That's just one...

If food scraps from households are composted, should that count in the nation's recycling rate? What if they're fed to...

Boston University and Harvard University researchers drafted best practice guidelines for handling scrap devices containing polychlorinated biphenyls. They'd like e-scrap...

If a process breaks down scrap plastics into chemicals that are later used to make new plastic, should the federal...

Education campaigns may improve curbside recycling practices for residents who produce average or low amounts of contamination, but they may...

This story originally appeared in the Fall 2020 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all print content.  ...

This story originally appeared in the Fall 2020 issue of Plastics Recycling Update. Subscribe today for access to all print content....

Iowa State University engineers have developed a method that uses oxidation technology to recover pure precious metals from e-scrap. According...