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Inside the Fight to Shut Down Baltimore's Pollution-Spewing Trash Incinerator
"If you drive here at certain times of night, it smells like death."
Disgraced Politician Anthony Weiner Has a New Job Selling Fancy Countertops
IceStone's owner said that he has known Weiner for several years and even visited him in prison before offering him a job as the company's CEO.
Are Digital Pregnancy Tests a Wasteful Scam? An Investigation
Electronic pregnancy tests use paper test strips that are connected to computer chips, raising the question of what you're paying for.
NYC's Last Non-Profit Can Redemption Center Is Fighting to Stay Open
Since the 1980s, redemption centers have served as a lifeline for thousands of New York City residents who collect bottles and cans for a living—especially during economic crises.
Stop Throwing Your Gloves and Masks in the Recycling Bin
It's putting recycling-facility workers, who sort trash by hand, at risk.
As Coronavirus Spreads So Does Single-Use Plastic. Here’s What That Means for Our Environment
As oil prices rapidly drop, recycling centers remain shut and plastic personal protective equipment becomes biohazard waste, the pandemic could worsen the already serious plastic pollution problem.
Coke and Pepsi Are Getting Sued for Lying About Recycling
“At this rate, plastic is set to outweigh fish in the ocean by 2050,” the complaint reads.
You Only Think You're Recycling These Plastics
Here's the depressing results of a survey of all 367 residential recycling facilities in the U.S.
Democrats Are Finally Coming For Your Plastics
Democrats just dropped one of the most ambitious bills ever to tackle the growing threat plastics pose to the planet.
Australian Scientists Might Have Found a Way to Turn the World’s Plastic into Oil
If it works, the technology could be used to make all plastics recyclable.
Today's Electric Car Batteries Will Be Tomorrow's E-Waste Crisis, Scientists Warn
Electric vehicles can help save the planet, but their batteries pose a serious challenge to the world's recycling infrastructure. We need to improve and scale up recycling methods now, scientists say in a new paper.
Plastic Bottle Recycling Machines Won’t Save Us
Morrisons is the latest supermarket to trial reverse vending machines, encouraging shoppers to feed in empty bottles in exchange for store credit.