Recyclers Used to Burning Rubber Are Now Idling
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A new industry that recycles old tires into fuel, saving companies millions of dollars and reducing a billion-tire national stockpile, is in limbo after a U.S. appeals court tossed out some federal clean-air rules.
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For worn-out electronic gear, the end of the road could be a Hewlett-Packard recycling plant in Roseville, Calif.Photos: HP's hardware graveyard
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Scientists at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory say they have developed the first system to convert dirty diesel fuel into a quiet, self-contained and efficient energy source.
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By Andy Meinen, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Jun. 9--A nearly month-old statewide burn ban on yard debris was lifted Friday, but a Bay County ordinance still prohibits burning yard waste here.
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With the firesâ advance slowed, another phase of firefighting has begun.
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Waste center hopes to get rid of debris where water collects and mosquitoes tend to breed. By Diana Lamirand. Recycling junk tires may take a bite out of the local mosquito population.
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Environment lovers can now take their passion to the grave.
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When Office Depot, Inc. stores ran an electronics recycling drive last summer that accepted everything from cell phones to televisions, some stores were overwhelmed by the amount of e-trash they received.
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TechWeb - Wireless companies are helping consumers become greener by promoting the recycling of old phones, market researcher iSuppli said.
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North Americans who spend their lives reducing, reusing and recycling can keep doing their bit for the environment after they die, if Europe&#39;s &quot;green funeral&quot; trend makes its way across the Atlantic.
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By Michael Biesecker, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  May 31--RALEIGH -- Human waste trickles out of a rusting single-wide trailer in Oak Hill Estates, draining to a rivulet that flows past children's toys before disappearing into head-high weeds.
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By Douglas Fischer  Flame retardants are generating some heat of their own as concerned researchers and lawmakers note rising levels in the environment and step up efforts to ban them from everyday household products.
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Scientists have recently turned to trash in an effort to unearth organic alternatives to petrochemical plastics.
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Blog: Money is pouring into clean tech start-ups but recent reports examine longer-term issues.
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A magnesium recycling plant's sprinkler system helped turn a small fire in a scrap bin into a toxic inferno that forced thousands of people from their homes, fire investigators said.
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Blog: Money is pouring into clean tech start-ups, but recent reports examine longer-term issues.
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Recycling, alternative power, and carbon credits are often tough in an industry where obsolescence is often swift.