The ReUse Program at the University of Minnesota is working to reduce waste on campus by redistributing, reselling and recycling donated materials. The program receives rolling donations, which they ...

Most contaminated waste materials generated from excavation of construction job sites are either buried in landfills or burned. There are fewer than 10 plants in the U.S. that wash and clean soil for ...

Although the circular economy involves other principles such as the regeneration of natural systems, the reuse or recycling of materials plays an important role in contributing to the reduction of ...

Construction waste comes in many forms. From scrap materials such as wood, brick, metal and asphalt during construction to broken glass, concrete and rocks during demolition. Some of these materials ...

For Creighton’s Dr. Andrew Baruth, conservation efforts go far beyond just Earth Day.

As architecture’s outsize impacts on climate change become ever more apparent, extreme calls to “just stop building” collide with an industry where demolition and new construction go hand in hand. In ...

SALT LAKE CITY — It’s "the most wonderful time of the year," but it’s also the most wasteful time of the year. There is a "Nice List" of materials that can be recycled, like paper and cardboard, and a ...

Rocket launches waste valuable materials and release greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting chemicals. Experts explore applying reduce, reuse, recycle to spacecraft design, repair, and repurposing. “As ...

National University of Singapore (NUS) physicists have developed a method of converting fish scale waste into a versatile material with dual functionalities—encryption of sensitive information and ...

This policy applies to all operations across all ESF campuses, properties, and field stations, including food service and retail operations. It sets measurable and achievable College-wide zero waste ...

Many people may know LJP Zero Waste Solutions as a traditional waste and recycling company that started about 30 years ago.