The $21-million expansion will help the company research advanced recycling and casting processes.

A 2011 landfill ban on mattresses in British Columbia’s biggest city is fueling high recycling numbers and stimulating the local economy.

The Ohio county sets an example for other rural areas to follow when it comes to effective recycling and waste management.

The Commonwealth must increase recycling education and awareness to slow its solid waste problems.

In this sparsely populated state, recycling education and awareness is the key to increasing dismal recycling rates.

How does a state with so many naturalists and outdoor enthusiasts have such a low recycling rate? New programs aim to make Colorado a greener state.

Though the majority of the country’s schools are in dire need of an green facelift, these three should be commended for their eco-fabulousness.

The e-waste recycler’s seventh location is its first in the Southeast.

RecycleMania, which wrapped up its 11th annual recycling competition in early April, is an eight-week challenge igniting 630 schools to increase on-campus recycling rates.

Where: National Zoo, Washington, DC View Larger Map When: Friday, April 22, 10 a.m. to noon What: Learn eco-crafts, meet the National Zoo’s “Green Team” and take part in a massive electronics recycling drive to curb e-waste in the Nation’s Capital! More info: nationalzoo.si.edu