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Glass is 100% recyclable, yet only a third of it gets recycled each year. Here's how private groups are stepping up to expand access and improve the process.
Glass in landfills is a waste of a recyclable and sustainable raw material. Groups like the Glass P…
Erica Sweeney
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Colgate-Palmolive launches the first-ever recyclable toothpaste tubes in India; aims to achieve 100% recyclability across its oral care portfolio
Colgate-Palmolive intends to create a recyclable alternative to reuse the billions of toothpaste tu…
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Companies like Nestle and Coca-Cola are eager to use more recycled material — here's why that actually raises concerns over sustainability
Companies want to increase their use of recycled plastic, but higher prices and low collection rate…
Karen K. Ho
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Bill Nye says Coca-Cola is recycling its way to 'a world without waste.' He's wrong.
Coca-Cola is among the world's biggest plastic polluters. Recycling doesn't keep plastics out of la…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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How to read plastic recycling symbols and know what plastics can be recycled
Knowing your symbols makes it easier to reuse and recycle. Groups 1, 2, and 5 are easy to recycle c…
Olivia Bowman
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'Beige gold': Criminals are making a fortune by illegally recycling cardboard, and it's making a huge dent in the pockets of cities and local authorities
Illegal cardboard recycling is booming as e-commerce becomes more popular as more people stay at ho…
Barbara Smith
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Why styrofoam is so hard to recycle and what you can do about it
Expanded polystyrene, or styrofoam, is hard to recycle. Reduce usage, repurpose the packaging, or s…
Steph Coelho
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Unilever will soon introduce recyclable toothpaste tubes in India
The FMCG giant plans to convert their entire global toothpaste portfolio to recyclable tubes by 2025
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We’re drowning in electronic waste because we buy new devices too soon and don't recycle old stuff fast enough
Discarded electronics are the world's fastest-growing category of domestic waste and most devices a…
Tim Paradis
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Chattanooga, Tennessee halts its recycling pickup due to a shortage in pickup drivers
The recycling collection service will be suspended until the city is able to fill 32 open commercia…
Francis Agustin
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How to safely recycle and dispose of dead batteries
Some single-use batteries can go in the trash in most states but rechargeable batteries should alwa…
Steph Coelho
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Tokyo's Olympic medals were made from 78,985 tons of recycled electronic devices, including cell phones
The medals, made from recycled elements like old cell phones, are part of a larger sustainability e…
Talia Lakritz
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How 6 million pounds of electronic waste gets recycled each month
Only 17% of electronic waste gets recycled. E-recycler Sims Lifecycle Services is saving devices ma…
Abby Narishkin,Steve Cameron,…
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COVID-19 medical waste is putting a strain on removal systems. Here are the companies trying to solve the problem.
Throwing away masks leads to risks like potentially contaminating other recyclables, damaging machi…
Erica Sweeney
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Starbucks Offers Lame Excuse For Lack Of Recycling In NYC
"Our recycling policies are dependent on the local infrastructure," a spokeswoman told me. "New Yor…
Ashley Lutz
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The US is bad at recycling. Making businesses pay could boost the rate to 75% in some states, a study found.
Canadian provinces and European countries that have extended producer responsibility laws see highe…
Catherine Boudreau
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Apple increased the use of recycled materials in its products to almost 20% in 2021
For the first time, certified recycled gold was used in the plating of the main logic board and wir…
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A brewery is making beer with recycled wastewater, purified using a process developed by NASA
The company relies on the same recycling methods that NASA uses to allow astronauts to drink water …