Many people donate and resell used clothing. But what about that single sock, the ripped stuffed animal, or those shirts with the sweat-stained collars? Those lower-quality textiles often end up in ...

At a New Hampshire facility, agricultural plastics are compacted together. Photo courtesy Guy Crosby/CNS Camryn Woods is a reporter with the Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s ...

MONTPELIER The Vermont Legislature set a commendably high bar in 2012 when it unanimously passed Act 148, the Universal Recycling law, which, among many other things, bans organics and recyclables ...

If all available means of reuse and recycling are utilized, the remaining solid waste that needs to be disposed of can be as low as 5 percent. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates the textile ...