Metzger cited the Merriam-Webster definition of the word, which says that recycling means processing something “in order to regain material for human use.” For the experts and entrepreneurs who favor ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed a new definition of solid waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) designed to encourage recycling and to streamline ...

Two global international plastics recycling organizations have developed what they call a global definition intended to govern the use of the term “recyclable” as is relates to plastics packaging and ...

RCRA Definition Of Solid Waste Final Rule Published In Federal Register: On January 13, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its final rule revising the Definition of Solid ...

This story was produced by Grist and co-published with Teen Vogue. In Seattle, as in most cities around the country, there are a number of items that you aren’t supposed to put in the curbside ...