Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is among the world’s most widely used polymers. Recycling PVC via mechanical and high-temperature chemical processes is challenging due to its chlorine content. The startup ...

A report by an environmental group says millions of tons of discarded U.S. electronics are being shipped overseas each month.

“This new, almost invisible tsunami of e-waste, is taking place … padding already lucrative profit margins of the electronics ...

President Donald Trump celebrated Italians after he signed a proclamation for Columbus Day 2025. “Columbus Day we’re back, Italians," Trump said at the White House Oct. 9. "We love the Italians.” At ...

Wilkes-Barre City Hall will be closed and there will be no garbage, recycling or yard-waste collection on Monday in observance of the Columbus Day holiday, Mayor George C. Brown’s office has announced ...

Columbus Day falls on the second Monday of October, and different states across the country will be celebrating the day next week in various ways. Some states recognize it as a paid holiday, while ...

Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day both fall on the same day, but when are the holidays, and who celebrates them? Columbus Day, a federal holiday, is celebrated across the country with parades ...

Columbus Day is recognized as a federal holiday, commemorating Columbus's arrival in the Americas. However, many communities observe it as Indigenous Peoples' Day instead, shifting the focus to ...

Columbus Day, a federal holiday, is observed on the second Monday of October. A growing number of states and cities are replacing or renaming the holiday to Indigenous Peoples' Day. Florida does not ...

The next time change in fall and Halloween are often front-of-mind in October, but Columbus Day 2025 is October 13, a federal holiday that closes federal offices, banks and post offices, but is not ...