Turning Plastic Waste Into Oil
We have roughly two trillion pounds of plastic sitting in our landfills right now. And in spite of the growing awareness of recycling, that number continues to grow by 7%-9% per year. Some good news? An amazing startup has figured out how to turn our plastic waste into synthetic crude oil.
As reported on the Yale [...]
Minneapolis Mandates Business Recycling
Have you ever looked at the amount of waste a business generates? Even small businesses generate a ton of waste. I see it all the time in my small town, where practically none of the businesses recycle their paper, metals, and cardboard. It sits out every trash day on the curb, a heartbreaking look at [...]
The Death Rattle of the Yellow Pages
When was the last time you used a phone book? Personally, I’m not sure I’ve ever used one. After all, why flip through the pages of a phone book when Google takes a fraction of the time and effort?
More and more people are turning against phone books because they’re just so…20th century. We simply don’t [...]
Goodwill is Adding More E-Cycling To Its Stores
Have you ever wondered what happens to computers that are dropped off at Goodwill, but don’t work? What about the printers, hard drives, and old monitors that no one wants anymore…do they just get pitched?
Well, not really. Back in 2004, Goodwill partnered up with Dell’s Reconnect Recycling Program. The program is an e-waste recycling effort [...]
How to Recycle and Reuse Clothing
So, you think a post on how to recycle clothing might be a bit, well, obvious.
But it’s not. Why? Because a shockingly high number of people still pitch their old clothing straight into the trash. In fact, grownNYC reports that the average New Yorker tosses over 41 pounds of clothing into the trash each year.
That’s [...]
Could the Landfill be Cleaner than Recycling for Plastic Bottles?
When it comes to plastic bottles, we’ve been told time and time again that recycling is the best option. Of course it is, right? What would we do, pitch them?
Well, a new report out by the Environmental News Network (ENN) says that in some cases, in some areas, pitching those plastic bottles into a landfill might [...]
Easy Tips For Recycling
When it comes to recycling, most of us have our bases covered. We’ve got a blue or green bin, and we know how to tell the difference between a #2 plastic and a #7.
But we could all use some tips when it comes to the “thornier” issues of recycling. So, that’s what we’re tackling in [...]
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