Workers pull unwanted materials off a conveyor belt during the sorting process for recyclables at the new Rumpke Recycling and Resource Center on Joyce Avenue near Linden. Rumpke calls the 226,000 ...

Exploring the sorting process of recycling can help Northwest Indiana residents better understand the parameters of recycling right. One common myth is that all recyclables end up in landfills ...

The world is drowning in trash. Global waste is expected to reach 3.8 billion metric tons by 2050, almost double what we throw away today. Cutting back on consumption would help, but that’s easier ...

Columbia is rebuilding its tornado-damaged recycling facility after the City Council approved a $3.6 million construction ...

Black plastics pose an identification problem for sorting machines at recycling facilities, as the sensors can't see them. Canon has developed a system that users lasers and tracking tech to identify ...

More than 1,000 students have visited the Lorain County Solid Waste Sustainability Learning Center since the facility opened ...