A fourth "R" is being added to "reduce, reuse and recycle": Recirculation. Instead of recycling old products, a non-profit in North Carolina is recirculating used to-go food containers and bottles.

All types of organic household and yard waste can be composted. The project starts with nine recycled wood pallets, along with a variety of 1x6-inch and 2x4-inch boards. Use a pitchfork to ...

We’ve all heard about the three Rs: reduce, reuse and recycle. How about a fourth? Similar to "reuse," the province’s new recycling system operator suggests Ontarians "repurpose." It's referring to ...

The culturally embedded phrase “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” often is associated with trash: how much you create and what you do with it. Its origin can be traced back to the 1970s, after the growing ...

CHICO — California has created a new road new path with a ton of innovative recycling laws and over a half-billion dollars in investments to move the state to a circular, reuse economy that ...

Eastman takes a principled approach to developing solutions for the circular economy. In our previous article, “Six principles for the circular economy,” we introduced our approach to evaluating ...

Reduce, reuse and recycle have been ingrained into our heads since we were kids. One of my favorite CDs as a kid was Jack Johnson’s Curious George, which featured this song and is probably the first ...

While the three R's reduce, reuse and recycle constitute the most well-known mantra of the eco-conscious, Kay McKeen of environmental education nonprofit SCARCE says a fourth ‘R' should be added: ...