Recycling: The concept is pretty simple. Throw away stuff that can be melted down, chopped up, and made back into useful stuff. The problem is, I don’t understand how to do it. For one, it’s difficult ...

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., April 27, 2015 – LG Electronics has received the highest honor from the leading recycling industry group – the 2015 Design for Recycling (DfR) Award bestowed by the Institute ...

Rep. Lou Correa (D-California) has introduced the Design for Recycling Resolution to recognize and encourage efforts by manufacturers to reduce waste and consumption of raw materials by designing ...

In recognition of its innovative use of recycled plastic and its product design centered on recycling, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), Washington, has named Stamford, ...

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, carpet waste represents up to 3 percent of the material that fills American landfills. That translates to 4 billion pounds of carpet that ends up ...

I am proud to be one of the developers of what is today called human-centered design. That is design that always starts off understanding the needs, capabilities, and desires of people. It has four ...

Plastics are lightweight, durable and easy to process, making them truly versatile materials for almost any application. This makes it no surprise that more than 60% of packaged goods in Germany are ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) today announced Samsung Electronics America as the recipient of the 2016 Design for Recycling® (DFR) Award for the use ...

Recycling beverage cartons isn’t 100% efficient. The process yields some unusable garbage as a byproduct. Why? Because containers like juice boxes are mostly paper, but also contain plastic and ...