Reusing plastic bottles can pose health risks due to bacterial growth and chemical leaching. Discover safe alternatives and tips for minimizing environmental impact.

Dishwashers are a lifesaver in busy homes, especially if you hate cleaning kitchen sponges, but let's be real -- who hasn't wondered if they're actually doing the job as cleanly as they claim?

Laundry accounts for 17 percent of the average American household’s water use each year. But what if you could reuse that water so it doesn’t go to waste? Used water from your laundry, sinks and ...

Researchers are developing technology to attract and absorb contaminants from different sources so the water can be used again In honor of Women’s History Month, Duke celebrates the researchers whose ...

The culturally embedded phrase “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” often is associated with trash: how much you create and what you do with it. Its origin can be traced back to the 1970s, after the growing ...

When Eric Seufert brewed a test batch of beer in 2017 with water from recycled sewage, he wasn't too concerned about the outcome. The engineering firm that approached him about the test explained the ...

The future of eco-friendly bathroom design with Hansgrohe's energy-efficient technologies and water-saving innovations.

Suffolk County now has a county executive who understands the need to have treated wastewater put back into the underground water table on which the people of Long Island depend on as their “sole ...

Cities and public utilities have filed a deluge of water reuse applications to get ahead of a bill meant to keep their treated wastewater flowing to the Great Salt Lake. Here’s why cities say they ...