Plus, learn how to donate items that are still in good condition. It can be hard (and confusing) to get rid of old home electronics and appliances, whether it's the camera you've had for a decade or ...

Researchers from Japan have developed a distributed recycling system that uses microwave-based heating to recycle alkaline batteries, offering what they say is an efficient and cost-effective ...

Oswego County, NY -- Oswego County residents will no longer be charged a fee to recycle old TV sets, computer monitors and microwave ovens at the county recycling drop-off centers. The county began ...

We're kicking off today with a research theme. Scientists at West Virginia University, with help from a $1 million U.S. Department of Energy grant, are using microwave irradiation to try to recycle ...

Efforts to improve on today’s battery technology has scientists turning to all sorts of materials, and in some cases these might come from the eco-friendly end of the spectrum. A new technology out of ...

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