Recycling

The XC40 Recharge is Volvo's first fully-electric car, and the first car to appear in the automaker's "Recharge" car line. The car line will consist of fully-electric and plug-in hybrid cars and is a part of the automaker's objective of launching a fully-ele…

Volvo Cars used the unveiling of the XC40 Recharge, its first electric vehicle, to lay out an ambitious business strategy that includes introducing out a new EV every year through 2025 and slashing the carbon footprint of the lifecycle of every car and SUV it…

In 2019, the need for sustainability, recycling, and eco-friendly products has reached an all-time high. With the advanced technology that is available nowadays, letting your carbon print run amok is simply not an option anymore. And it seems like Coca-Cola h…

Security researchers have reportedly uncovered another attack from a North Korea-linked hacking group. But on closer inspection it seems to be nothing more than a rehash of the groups previous exploits. According to research published yesterday, the hacking …

Photo: Courtesy of Madewell Madewell began its commitment to extending the lifecycle of clothing long ago with its "Blue Jeans Go Green" denim recycling program: When you donate any pair of jeans, you're given $20 off a new pair. (Could that then fuel unnece…

Inside Apple’s sprawling materials recovery lab in Austin, Texas, a custom room-size robot with five separate arms has pulled apart hundreds of thousands of iPhones over the last year, making it possible to access the valuable materials inside for recycling. …

Argonne scientists look to 3D printing to ease separation anxiety, which paves the way to recycle more nuclear material.Astronauts now print their own parts in space to repair the International Space Station. Scientists at Harvard just discovered a way to pri…

When I was a tween, I got most of my current events knowledge from snippets of adult conversations I overheard plus a few minutes of Channel One News (RIP), which played on the TV in my homeroom every morning. (As I got older, I was also known to scan the…

In an effort to recycle used product and to provide wider access to its toys, LEGO Group has announced a new program that donates “any and all” previously used LEGO bricks and sets to children’s non-profits in the US. Called LEGO Replay, the program prompts L…

Just 40 years ago, the idea of garbage handlers going door to door, picking up recyclable items like cans, paper, and plastic, and shipping them off to be repurposed, was a twinkle in America's eye. Woodbury, New Jersey pioneered the nation's first curbside …