A research team out of Korea has built a 4D printer that uses recycled materials to make soft robots — robots made of non-rigid materials. Elemental sulfur, a byproduct of petroleum refining, is ...

Young innovators put their creativity and STEM skills on display at the second annual Jr. Mayor’s Innovation Challenge held at the BGC South East.

Watch this powerful Hitachi excavator work alongside a massive processing machine as huge amounts of wood waste and debris are transformed into reusable material. This impressive operation highlights ...

SUFFOLK, Va. — Starting July 1, the city of Suffolk will end curbside recycling. Residents will no longer need to separate recyclables from household trash, everything will go into the same bin. The ...

A Mr. Turtle soap refill machine at Cal Poly's Poly Canyon Village Market on Monday, March 30, 2026. People can use the machines to refill dish soap, hand soap and laundry detergent using their own ...

Through the efforts of the Hanley Sustainability Institute, the University of Dayton has been improving its waste management each year. In 2024, HSI Summer Fellow Lia Schmidt piloted a new recycling ...

FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - The U.S. Postal Service hosted a media tour of its newly established Sorting and Delivery Center in Flint. Attendees explored the facility's enhancements, cutting-edge package ...

Artificial intelligence is reshaping industry everywhere, and recycling is no exception. AI and digital services are transforming the way packaging and materials are sorted, improving sustainability ...

BERLIN, Conn.—Here’s a job the computers can take without much complaint: sorting recyclables. For humans, it is a foul, laborious job that entails standing over a conveyor belt, plucking beer cans ...

DETROIT, MI – A Trenton man working in a U.S. Postal Service mail sorting facility in Allen Park was found dead in one of its machines hours after his shift had ended. Nicholas Acker, 36, was found ...

In a hangar-like building in Louisville, Colorado, outside Denver, crumpled plastic bottles, cans and other scraps were strewn across a giant conveyor belt. But you know what they say about one man’s ...