Recycling

Recycling

Learn how to recycle everything, from aluminum and newspapers to less obvious household items.

  • New Yorkers to compost 10 percent of residential waste

    Mon, Jun 17, 2013 10:26 AM by Robin Shreeves

    Mayor Michael Bloomberg puts plans in action so residents of New York City can have food scraps composted.

  • In the future, will treated toilet water flow through London's taps?

    Wed, May 15, 2013 1:56 PM by Matt Hickman

    Although it would happen anytime soon (or ever), Thames Water is tossing around the idea of suppyling Londoners with recycled wastewater to help meet dramatically increased future aquatic demand.

  • Clever uses for tuna cans

    Fri, May 10, 2013 1:05 PM by Networx.com

    Don't just toss those little treasures in the recycling bin! Who knew they could be so useful, sans fish?

  • Norway: A recycling-happy nation in dire need of trash

    Wed, May 01, 2013 5:30 PM by Matt Hickman

    Sweden isn't the only nation in the throes of a serious trash deficit. As it turns out, Norway is also desperately seeking rubbish to burn in its cogeneration plants. Perhaps the U.S. could lend a helping hand?

  • The recycling of hard plastics is now a whole lot easier in New York City

    Wed, Apr 24, 2013 8:30 PM by Matt Hickman

    In perhaps the biggest push to bump New York City's recycling rate to 30 percent by 2017, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announces the immediate inclusion of rigid plastics in the city's recycling program.

  • Live Google+ Event: Recycling and Reusing for Earth Day

    Mon, Apr 22, 2013 12:38 PM

    Join us on a live Google+ Hangout on April 25 — with guest Sara Snow — and get some tips from the country's top recycling experts.

  • 6 cool uses for soda cans

    Fri, Apr 19, 2013 2:47 PM by Networx.com

    Sure, you can always recycle cans (and get paid if you make the effort), but if you're feeling crafty, here are some options.

  • Kickstarter campaign aims to bring 'Landfill Harmonic' to the big screen

    Wed, Apr 17, 2013 2:00 PM by Matt Hickman

    Young musicians who live in a Paraguayan slum built atop a landfill play on instruments they created from trash. The filmmakers behind ‘Landfill Harmonic’ have launched a Kickstarter campaign to help tell their story to a wider audience.

  • Colleges gather 90 million pounds of materials for recycling contest

    Tue, Apr 16, 2013 7:56 PM by Jenn Savedge

    Universities and colleges across the U.S. compete for the title of nation's top recycler.

  • Fat-fueled power station in London to run on recycled cooking grease

    Tue, Apr 09, 2013 10:00 AM by Matt Hickman

    The oily remnants of the morning's 'fry-up' are being reused to operate the world's largest fat-fueled power station — an East London facility capable of producing enough juice to power 40,000 homes for a year.

  • How to be a recycled bride

    Tue, Apr 09, 2013 9:39 AM by Starre Vartan

    From wedding dresses to veils and party favors, why pay for new, when gently used is less expensive and saves resources?

  • 20 things you didn't know you could recycle

    Thu, Apr 04, 2013 3:14 PM by Melissa Breyer

    From sandwich bags and bras to Crocs and crayons, there’s a whole lot more than bottles and cans that can be recycled.

  • 6 cool things you can make from old jeans

    Wed, Mar 27, 2013 11:08 PM by Starre Vartan

    Denim is a super-versatile material that can be upcycled into all sorts of usefulness.

  • Solar rubbish and recycling bins to grace garbage-y Times Square

    Thu, Mar 21, 2013 9:30 AM by Matt Hickman

    Michael Bloomberg takes a breather from his health kick to introduce a small army of solar-powered waste and recycling stations that will be installed in the trash-generating heart of New York City.

  • Nifty infographic shows the ins and outs of recycling

    Wed, Mar 20, 2013 9:00 AM by Jenn Savedge

    Which U.S. cites are best (and worst) at recycling? The answer to this question and more in this cool recycling infographic.

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