Waste Management, the nation’s biggest recycler, is spending $1.4 billion to become more efficient at recycling. How it’s ...

The robotic arms move at a furious pace inside the Republic Services waste and recycling warehouse. Out, down, suction, up, ...

Robots are taking over the dirty work of sorting through our trash and turning it into valuable resources. And not just any robots, but smart robots that use artificial intelligence (AI) to identify ...

Delving into the intricacies of waste management, researchers explore the application of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy technology for the identification and classification of recyclable waste.

Maine tops the nation in the rate of recycling common packaging materials. But more can be done, a new report says. COURTESY / ECOMAINE Mainers top the nation in their recycling of many common ...

Big F&B companies are taking steps to advance waste solutions, even as current product packaging continues to accumulate. No one can question that we have a global problem with food and beverage waste ...

Municipal solid waste (MSW) recycling programs are highly localized activities, where materials are collected, sorted, processed, and converted into raw materials for the production of new products.

New research supports the value of household-level waste separation. But policies must also carefully consider consumer ...