E-waste is filled with old parts and precious metals that could be worth a lot to the right people.
Single-stream recycling is convenient for consumers, but difficult for recycling companies. It requires a long and complicated process to make trash valuable.
We tour a materials recovery facility in California, where the stuff consumers toss into recycling bins is sorted.
Our sewers work overtime at this time of year.
Municipalities around the country have had to delay or reschedule trash pickup days.
By one estimate, Americans will spend more than $10 billion on candy, costumes and decor this year.
For architect William McDonough, an economy of the future is a “circular economy.”
“Just because somebody labeled something as waste, that doesn’t mean that’s what it should be.”
Maine this week became the first state to ban polystyrene for single-use food and drink containers.
China used to be a dumping ground for waste, but new policies have closed off the major market.
