American recycling is stalling, and the big blue bin is one reason why
Falling commodity prices have left U.S. cities with big bills to dispose of once-profitable products.
Blue energy: How mixing water can create electricity
The intriguing chemistry that occurs where rivers meet the sea could power our homes and much more, says Phillip Ball.
Top Selling Recyclable Bags for Trade Show Marketing
Looking for recyclable bags? Find out how these top-selling recyclable bags can give your trade show marketing a boost.
Sustainable, Recyclable and Reduced Packaging: What You Can Do to Help
In spite of the wackiness of planning corrugated boat races, fantasizing about taping co-workers to walls and all other kinds of mischief, the engineers at Ernest Packaging Solutions’ Innovation Lab take their jobs pretty seriously – particularly when it comes to sustainable packaging solutions.
The true tale of how IRWD set a standard for recycled water
Throughout the nation and around the world, purple pipes pulse with water that has gone down drains and been treated […]
How to Improve Flexible Packaging Recycling
A project that aims to increase recycling rates and divert flexible packaging from landfills has attracted major brands, including Dow Chemical, PepsiCo and Procter & Gamble, as partners. The flexible packaging recycling project, Materials Recovery for the Future, brings together brand owners, manufacturers, and packaging industry organizations that want to ... Read more »
Self-service sustainability: how brands are closing the recycling…
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How could you help save energy?
When it comes to saving and recycling energy, scientists and students have come up with innumerable solutions, including solar-powered sidewalks, kinetic-collecting soccer fields, and more. What would you try next?
Water Recycling and Reuse: The Environmental Benefits
We live in a very environmentally conscious state. California is always trying to find new ways to conserve water, electricity, gas, and other natural elements that are always constantly dwindling …
Build a Customer Base for Recycled Water
Los Angeles is no stranger to water shortages and has been using recycled water since the 1960s for irrigation, industrial processes, cooling, and habitat restoration. However, it was only recently...
How to take your climate actions to the next level
If you want to take climate actions beyond changing light bulbs and recycling, get involved in your community. You could join existing initiatives or lead yo...
How the Wind Industry Can Reach 100% Recyclable Blades
Meeting sustainability targets set by turbine and blade manufacturers will require cross-sector and inter-sector engagement and collaboration, panellists
From Toilet to Tap: What Cities Need to Overcome to Make That Happen
Recycled sewage will be a part of more cities’ water supplies in the future. But how do you get past the yuck factor?
We invented recycling but why are we so wasteful with water?
This is how 'blue spaces' can improve our health
The mental and physical health benefits of green spaces have been well documented, but could blue spaces - like canals and rivers - have a similar effect?
Up to a third of supermarket packaging is not recyclable, Which? finds
'The plastic pollution crisis makes it more crucial than ever that the Government, manufacturers and supermarkets do the best they can to banish plastic that cannot be recycled and promote the use of less damaging packaging'
How Countries Around the World Are Dealing With Climate Change
From trading recyclable items for transportation passes to requiring all public buses be electric, countries are thinking of creative ways to reduce carbon emissions. Climate change continues to threaten...
How To Build A Closed Loop System
Use a trough to recycle rain water for food production and your very own water garden.
This Sleek No-Cap Shampoo Packaging Is Easy To Reuse And Recycle
Recycling packaging is important, but doesn't the inside count?
Why so much focus on packaging when product waste is equally important to consider?
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: How Major Brands are Committing to Sustainable Packaging
In today’s connected world, consumers are more informed than ever before. This means consumers can now walk into commerce transactions armed with research about any particular brand or product. It also means that consumers have a more in-depth understanding and exposure to the local and global impac
