Recycling

Ah, the holidaysa time for celebration, family, and garbage. Lots of garbage. Lots of decorative garbage that lasts for up to a month or a day before meeting its end in the trash. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Americans churned through over…

Reducing waste in construction isnt easy but seeing as its responsible for almost 40% of our national waste production, somethings gotta give. Simple changes, such as planning ahead during the design process and re-using or recycling material typically foun…

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have shown that worms live longer lives if they produce excess levels of a protein, p62, which recognizes toxic cell proteins that are tagged for destruction. The discovery, published in Nature …

Written by Avinash Nair | Ahmedabad | Published: December 11, 2019 9:50:28 am Members of the Ship Recycling Industries Association (SRIA) celebrate in Bhavnagar on Tuesday. Photo courtesy: SRIAShip-recyclers at Alang on Tuesday burst crackers to celebra…

CVS is committed to contributing to healthier, more sustainable communities and we are currently reviewing the state of Californias filing, spokesman Mike DeAngelis said. California is fining the nations largest pharmacy health care provider a record $3.6 mi…

Barf BagWelcome to Barf Bag, a daily politics roundup to help you sort through the chaotic Trumpian news cycle. Steve Castor, the goon hired to steer Republicans through the impeachment hearings, made a sudden pivot to influencer and trendsetter when he was …

Crouched on the ground in a dimly lit factory, the women picked through the discarded innards of the modern world: batteries, circuit boards and bundles of wires. They broke down the scrap -- known as e-waste -- with hammers and raw hands. Men, some with face…

The Winter Session is underway in Parliament.Parliament on Monday passed a Bill to regulate the shipbuilding industry in the country. The Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019 was passed in Rajya Sabha by a unanimous voice vote. The Bill, which also seeks to restrict…

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019 which will pave the way for safer environment in which ships are recycled in India. The Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha last week, will make for India’s accession to the Hong Kong Co…

December 9, 2019 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. These days, sustainability is much more than a buzzword, and wise business leaders have realized that you don’t have to choose between what’s good for business and …