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 ...

As you sort through your Christmas garbage, here are some tips from Casella: Recycle cardboard boxes, but first, remove ...

A simple online game can teach people to more accurately sort waste -- with lasting results, a new study has found. Study participants who played the game received immediate feedback on their sorting ...

A cardboard ban has been effective, but work remains in keeping wood, food waste and other recyclables out of the landfill, according to a new waste sort study by the Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid ...

Pizza boxes, beer cans and a diaper amongst other pieces of garbage were placed in neat piles on a blue tarp on Monday afternoon, as part of a campus effort to call attention toward the importance of ...

Milk cartons may lose the recycling symbol in California, potentially making the material unusable in the state.

Garbage classification refers to a series of activities including sorting and discarding waste at home and workplaces to transporting and disposing of it in landfills or incinerators, or redirecting ...

The Environmental Protection Ministry plans to begin pushing for organic waste to be separated from other trash and recycled, but is stopping short of mandating that local authorities implement ...

A simple online game can teach people to more accurately sort waste—with lasting results, a new UBC study has found. Study participants who played the game developed by UBC researchers received ...