There is ample debate about the origins of the environmental sustainability motto “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle,” that is always ubiquitous around the occasion of Earth Day. Some believe it traces its ...

Experts weigh in on when it is safe to use takeout containers for food storage and heating up leftovers.

As the city of Chesapeake contemplates ending its curbside recycling program, we have an opportunity to look at our “disposable society.” We all have a love affair with convenience and quick ...

Reduce, reuse and recycle have been ingrained into our heads since we were kids. One of my favorite CDs as a kid was Jack Johnson’s Curious George, which featured this song and is probably the first ...

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 ...

The plastics industry has worked for decades to convince people and policymakers that recycling would keep waste out of landfills and the environment. Consumers sort their trash so plastic packaging ...

Victoria Kickham, Senior Editor, started her career as a newspaper reporter in the Boston area before moving into B2B journalism. She has covered manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain issues ...

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.

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 ...

The plastics industry has worked for decades to convince people and policymakers that recycling would keep waste out of landfills and the environment. Consumers sort their trash so plastic packaging ...