Styrofoam and plastic wrap are not recyclable January 22, 2025Did you know that Styrofoam™ and plastic wrap—including bubble wrap—don’t belong in your recycling bin? Common in packaging,...Campus & CommunityCampus Updates·
Donate items you don’t need before heading home for winter break December 12, 2024As the semester wraps up, Winter REScycle 2024 provides an opportunity to give back while reducing waste. Instead...Campus & CommunityStudent Life·
CWRU enhances recycling program with QR code integration and waste sorting game October 2, 2024Case Western Reserve University has rolled out updates to its recycling program, making it easier for the campus...Campus Updates·
“The Ecolympics” February 22, 2024Help Case Western Reserve University win the Campus Race to Zero Waste competition, a national eight-week recycling competition...Events·
Going green: 5 misconceptions of recycling October 27, 2022It’s widely known that recycling benefits the environment by reducing unnecessary waste. But when people “wish-cycle”—or try to...Featured·
Going green: 5 practical ways to become more eco-friendly October 18, 2022Everything we do has an impact on our planet—from sleeping with the TV on all night to letting...FeaturedUniversity News·
Researchers working to ‘upcycle’ polymers November 16, 2020$2.5 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to Case Western Reserve, industry partners part of $27 million effort...FeaturedScience & Tech·
New use for plastic waste being developed August 3, 2020Case Western Reserve researchers developing process to recycle ‘thermoset’ plastics; examples include wind-turbine blades, auto parts, boats, other...FeaturedScience & Tech·
Work by researchers Ica Manas-Zloczower and Liang Yue on recycling “thermoset” plastics highlighted June 30, 2020Researchers working on new recycling technology for hard plastics WEWS: Technology developed by Ica Manas-Zloczower, Distinguished University Professor and...Media·
New recycling and landfill bin stations were placed throughout campus January 13, 2020During Case Western Reserve University’s winter break, 1,200 new recycling and landfill bin stations were placed throughout campus....Campus Updates·
