It wasn't intended to indicate plastics' recyclability. But consumers misinterpreted it, and the industry encouraged them.

There are many options for recycling plastics these days. If you want to spend a little more, or make an occasional drop off, you can cut way back on the landfilled portion of your household trash.

Hold up—don't toss those empty containers in the recycling bin just yet! While it's great to recycle as much as possible, ...

Users can form emotional attachments to devices. This has implications for design and human-computer interaction.

In the 1960s, it would have been called some “hippy” fad; adding pre-made patches to clothing was all the rage. Every denim ...

A city audit has found that the City of Austin is not on track to reach the ambitious goal set in its “Zero Waste Strategic Plan,” which aims to divert 90% of waste from landfills and incinerators by ...

In a landmark clean-up, Chennai recycled 1.7 million cubic metres of landfill waste into outdoor furniture, glass bottles, concrete slabs, and more.

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The Bank of England Museum explores the creative repurposing of waste with furniture made from decommissioned banknotes ...

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Benjamin Von Wong is a Canadian artist who has been turning plastic waste into spectacular constructions with global impact ...