Recycling

It's now cheaper to make new plastic than to recycle the old.

After a stinking week, disposal resumes in Beirut, but will the solution last?

Market forces are making recycling less profitable.

Plastic proved more convenient than glass. Now it's easier to recycle, too.

Groups around the country are refurbishing used bikes to help low-income people.

Selling what others throw out

Next week, we’re talking about recycling. How does reuse factor into your financial life? Maybe you’re in the market for a used car, or passed along your old baby clothes to a friend. Tell us your story of economic recycling. Write to us, or tweet us — we’re at @MarketplaceWKND.

Greg Kloehn builds homes out of recycled materials and gives them to the homeless.

Hundreds of tons of shredded money are burned each year to generate electricity.