"I wanted to create a convenient way to recycle plastic, metal, and glass bottles in one location," said an inventor, from ...
LORTON, Va. — In many areas that don't require residents to separate their recyclables, glass bottles and jars are going to landfills instead of recycling centers. That's because the glass breaks, ...
Somerville startup Greenbean Recycle says it has re-imagined the bottle-and-can recycling machine to make a number of improvements. Since the founding of Somerville-based Greenbean Recycle in August ...
The rise of curbside recycling programs over the past few decades has meant more glass recycling. But for a long time, many recycling centers didn't have the technology to turn recycled glass into the ...
The state is touting a new program in western Connecticut designed to ensure glass is recycled, but many residents in the affected towns are not on board with the extra effort required. Pickle and ...
Most types of glass can be recycled an endless number of times without losing purity or quality, but there are a few varieties that should stay out of your recycling bin. Here we look at the different ...
Larry West is an award-winning environmental journalist and writer. He won the Edward J. Meeman Award for Environmental Reporting. Glass recycling is a simple way to make a beneficial contribution to ...
Unlike most other materials, glass can be infinitely recycled to make new glass bottles and jars. The glass recycled today will be the glass used by our grandchildren’s grandchildren—and potentially ...