Recycling properly takes a bit of precision. Here are seven takeout containers that should stay out of the blue bin.

A huge portion of electronic devices that are discarded at the end of their lives are never recycled, and a big part of the problem is the difficulty in separating out and recovering the valuable ...

A joint research team has developed the first 4D printing technology built from industrial ...

The possibilities for material design and production of plastic components are being expanded through 3D printing technology. However, there is a shortage of recyclable polymers that meet the ...

Harvesting wind energy is an important part of the renewables mix, but when those huge turbine blades reach the end of their working lives, they could end up as waste in landfill. Siemens Gamesa has ...

Electric vehicles, or EVs, generally use lithium-ion batteries, which are recyclable up to 90% through commercial activity. When EVs came on the scene, one of the primary debates was the amount of ...

It happens many times a day, in kitchens, stores and offices across America: the argument about whether or not a particular plastic package can go into the recycling bin. "I have this argument with my ...

Our team used Superglue as a starting material to develop a low-cost, recyclable and easily produced transparent plastic called polyethyl cyanoacrylate that has properties similar to those of plastics ...

A wave of peer-reviewed research now shows that resins derived from plants and wood can match or exceed the mechanical ...

Grease and oil are two of the worst contaminants in paper recycling, and greasy pizza boxes are one of the biggest culprits. Grease from pizza boxes causes oil to form at the top of the slurry, and ...

Siemens Gamesa’s first recyclable blades are spinning on a wind turbine at the Kaskasi offshore wind farm in Germany. It’s the first commercial installation of recyclable wind turbine technology. The ...