Research

Results of a new study suggest e-scrap workers must wipe their hands multiple times at the end of their shifts...

Oregon's environmental agency has released research that suggests several popular packaging attributes - including "recyclable" and "recycled content" - do...

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Oregon's environmental agency has released research that suggests several popular packaging attributes - including "recyclable" and "recycled content" - do...

A survey of full-scale food scraps processing facilities in the U.S. provides insights into processing infrastructure for food and compostable...

Researchers analyzing particle samples from an e-scrap facility found concentrations of a previously undetected, potentially toxic chemical. Scientists at Indiana...

The U.S. PET bottle recycling rate inched upward to 29.2 percent last year. That rate was up from 28.4 percent...

Scientists in Singapore have found another potential use for post-consumer PET bottles: aerogels. The National University of Singapore researchers processed...

Injuries at MRFs increased by more than 60 percent in 2017, according to new data from the federal government. The...

WestRock and other players in the paper supply chain recently completed a pilot project that collected and recycled 25 million...