The ReUse Program at the University of Minnesota is working to reduce waste on campus by redistributing, reselling and recycling donated materials. The program receives rolling donations, which they ...

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Pre-existing items, like cabinetry, countertops, and doors are the easiest to reuse. Long-lasting materials, including pavers, brick, and tiles should be stored for reuse or donated. Flooring and ...

Reduce, reuse, recycle. It’s a phrase we’ve all become accustomed to hearing. Some products and materials are commonly recycled with little thought, such as beverage containers in states with a ...

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 ...

But when the city of San Antonio reached out to her firm, Washington, D.C.-based PlaceEconomics, for help conducting a study on deconstruction — a process of carefully pulling apart buildings to ...