The balance of virgin and recycled fibers in paper and paper-based packaging production is a critical and ongoing consideration by consumers. While the pursuit of environmental friendliness–or the ...

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, almost 94 tons of municipal solid waste were recycled and composed in 2018 – about 32%. But there's also the looming issue of contamination, rendering ...

The life cycle of recycled paper from recycling bin to final product Most consumers are unaware of the steps and parties involved in the process of transforming paper recovered from recycling bins ...

This article is part of CNN Underscored’s Earth Week, a weeklong focus on our planet and ways to celebrate and preserve it. We’ll be featuring tips on how to live more sustainably, products to help ...

According to a report from the Northeast Recycling Council, the 25 announced recycled mill capacity expansions since 2017 have the potential to use more than 8 million tons of OCC and mixed paper.

As Christmas Day comes to a close, so many of our homes will be filled with piles and piles of holiday wrapping scraps. We’ll tell you how to properly dispose of all this waste — what can be recycled ...

Reuse the News—a simple, community‑driven newspaper recovery program—helped accelerate paper recycling across the Washington, ...

The University at Buffalo requires all copy paper, janitorial paper, and other paper supplies to be composed of 100% post-consumer recycled content to the maximum extent possible. The University at ...