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Recycling
Here's how HP recycles its ink cartridges — and works on climate pledges
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Aug 2, 2022
We visit an 80,000-square-foot facility in La Vergne, Tennessee, where the cartridges are taken apart and readied for their next life.
"Refilleries" give consumers a way to reuse plastic bottles and cut waste
by
Emily Jones
Jun 13, 2022
Businesses are reviving an old model to reduce single-use plastic in an effort to curb plastic pollution and fight climate change.
French company is recycling used face masks into useful objects
Jun 10, 2022
The company takes used and discarded symbols of the pandemic and turns them into items such as coat hangers and classroom rulers.
Garbage collection slows in many cities as COVID-19 hampers staffing
Jan 13, 2022
Municipalities around the country have had to delay or reschedule trash pickup days.
What common household items are worth recycling?
by
Janet Nguyen
Aug 12, 2021
The first thing you need to do is find out what your local municipality accepts. And don't put recyclables in plastic bags.
More pro sports teams look to reduce waste at games
by
Emil Moffatt
Jul 15, 2021
Volunteers on the Atlanta Hawks' Zero Waste Squad help fans put compostable cups and plates and recyclable cans and bottles into the correct bins.
Can plastic-eating bacteria help cut down on pollution?
by
Oct 26, 2020
British and American researchers have developed a “super-enzyme” to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of recycling of plastic waste.
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Eliminating the concept of waste from the economy
by
David Brancaccio
and Daniel Shin
Aug 19, 2020
For architect William McDonough, an economy of the future is a "circular economy."
California weighs measure on single-use plastic
Aug 6, 2020
The Circular Economy bill is supported by hundreds of organizations. But the California Chamber of Commerce opposes it.
Who's responsible for the plastic waste in our waterways?
by
Julie Grant
Nov 27, 2019
One Pennsylvania-based researcher says she wants companies that produce plastic that winds up as waste to be accountable for it.