Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ReCONNstruction Center, a nonprofit building materials reuse store in New Britain, is helping to save tens of thousands of ...

Workers sort through garbage to see what's in landfills. (IA DNR photo) The Iowa DNR has released three studies on the environmental and economic impacts of recycling in the state. The DNR’s Laurie ...

Most contaminated waste materials generated from excavation of construction job sites are either buried in landfills or burned. There are fewer than 10 plants in the U.S. that wash and clean soil for ...

Although the circular economy involves other principles such as the regeneration of natural systems, the reuse or recycling of materials plays an important role in contributing to the reduction of ...

John Bourget of Bourget Brothers Building Materials on Thursday inspects bricks he hopes to resell. The bricks come from a building at the corner of Colorado Avenue and 17th Street that was razed to ...

Reusing and recycling construction and demolition (C&D) materials in Colorado have come a long way in the past decade. This practice can cut overall project expenses by: Avoiding disposal and ...

A consortium with representatives from throughout the value chain of electronic products, information technology experts and research institutions focusing on raw materials has started a four-year ...

Construction waste comes in many forms. From scrap materials such as wood, brick, metal and asphalt during construction to broken glass, concrete and rocks during demolition. Some of these materials ...

Spring will be here before you know it! One minute the beds are quiet and muddy, and the next you’re knee-deep in seed trays, ...

Art supply thrift shop, free community art workshop, event space, Utica Creative Reuse, celebrates grand opening at 734 ...