There's more than 11 tons of recycled plastic shopping bags and about 450 old tires in a new paving project on Interstate 155 along the Missouri Bootheel, a project of the Missouri Department of ...

Discover how to build a simple electromagnetic motor and generator using everyday materials in this hands-on science ...

Debris from destruction of a building in a yellow container on a work site. Many building components can be recycled and turned into new products. In 2018, over 27% of wood construction debris was ...

Discover how to create a detailed motorized scooter model using mainly cardboard and recycled materials. This step-by-step ...

At a New Hampshire facility, agricultural plastics are compacted together. Photo courtesy Guy Crosby/Community News Service Natalie Bankmann is a reporter for the Community News Service, part of the ...

All of that leftover metal, wood, fabric, and tile can find a new home—if you know where to look. Becca Lewis is home maintenance writer who aims to foster confidence in and inspire DIY enthusiasts at ...

Today, economic development is impossible without packaging: it makes products convenient to use and recognizable, protects them from mechanical damage, and ensures their transportation. Increasingly, ...

A demolition project in Lake Oswego, Ore., has generated more than 15,000 yards of concrete and asphalt that will be recycled and reused on site, according to a report in the Albany Democrat-Herald ...

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The U.S. produced an estimated 600 million tons of construction and demolition debris in 2018, according to the Environmental Protection Agency's most recent estimates. Nearly 25% of that debris ended ...