Waste Reduction

China’s ban restricting particular kinds of waste entering the country has presented many challenges for the U.S., which exports a significant amount of recyclable materials overseas for processing and reuse in the manufacturing of other goods...

Toter, North American manufacturer of curbside refuse and recycling carts, recently hosted the I Can Cart Art Competition, which brought artists together to paint 96-gallon Toter carts with themes of recycling, sustainability and the...

Amazon just announced that it will invest $10 million in Closed Loop Fund to support recycling infrastructure in the United States...

In New York City, commercial buildings alone generate tons of trash—more than 3.5 billion tons a year. That’s according to Ushma Mehta, co-founder of ThinkZero, a waste reduction and diversion company that conducts waste audits. Mehta moderated a...

Employees, families, friends and customers of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) are collaborating with local organizations across the world and Ocean Conservancy to take part in beach and waterway cleanups at more than 50 locations across the globe...

Orange County, Fla., has concluded a multi-week recycling improvement program pilot consisting of tagging blue-lid recycling carts at more than 640 households in the Park Manor subdivision in East Orange County...

Reducing waste in the workplace is no easy feat. And getting management, coworkers and facilities staff onboard with waste reduction efforts like recycling and composting is one of the biggest challenges...