This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. When I called Wayne DeFeo and told him I was considering ...

Recycling education centers are opening their doors to residents and visitors across the country to offer a behind-the-scenes look at the recycling process. Through interactive exhibits, guided tours ...

For years, the plastics industry’s narrative about recycling has been falling apart. Research and media investigations have revealed that it doesn’t make economic sense and that petrochemical ...

Investigative journalist John Stossel investigates why recycling plastic is counterproductive. He speaks with science writer John Tierney about why it would be cheaper and more environmentally ...

It might be time to throw your preconceptions about recycling in the garbage. A decades-long effort to educate people about recycling has mostly backfired, according to new research. The study, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For decades, plastic producers knowingly misled the public about the ...

Among the plastic in your house might be an orange-colored hard laundry detergent bottle and a squeezable clear ketchup bottle. Come recycling day, you might put them on the curb in a blue bin or bag, ...

Re “The Complicated Truth About Recycling,” by Oliver Franklin-Wallis (Opinion guest essay, Dec. 3): We all need to recycle paper, cardboard, glass and metal, and compost yard waste and food scraps.

A worker guides a red mechanical claw toward a battery on a conveyor belt. In North America, many battery recyclers are opening plants, such as this Li-Cycle battery shredding facility, near planned ...

You paid to get into an event. You waited in a line for food. When you finish eating and are eager to enjoy the event, are you willing to spend time looking for a recycling container? Unless recycling ...