Circular Economy

The cardboard recycling rate was 96.5 percent for corrugated boxes in 2018, the US EPA says. Paper and paperboard led...

A reusable water bottle cuts single-use plastic. US EPA data shows most plastic bottles are not recycled. Use our free...

Repair your phone instead of replacing it. A European study found keeping a phone three years instead of two can...

Secondhand clothing keeps clothes in use. See what US EPA textile waste data and European research say about the impact...

Global e-waste reached 62 million tonnes in 2022 and less than a quarter was documented as recycled. Here are the...

US food waste is huge. USDA estimates about a third of the food supply is lost. See the numbers, the...

The global plastic recycling rate is only about 9 percent, according to the OECD. See where the rest of the...

Food waste methane starts when scraps rot in landfills without oxygen. See what the US EPA says about landfill gas...

Plastic recycling numbers 1 to 7 tell you the type of plastic, not whether it is recyclable. Here is what...

Composting at home is easier than it looks. Mix greens and browns, keep it damp and turn it. Here is...