Recycling

This post has been updated with a correction. It turns out that the reason there’s so much plastic shit in the ocean isn’t that you haven’t bought a metal straw yet (me either). NPR and PBS Frontline published a bombshell investigation on Friday about how oil and gas executives knowingly…

In the final year of high school, many students are tasked with creating final projects that show off the skills they’ve learnt through their years of education. And often, they show that the student still has much to learn. But sometimes, projects come along that take your breath away —…

The President of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, last week said, “I am restating it that nobody importing food or fertilizer should be given foreign exchange from the Central Bank. We will not pay a kobo of our foreign reserves to import food or fertilizer. We will instead empower local farmers…

What do an empty mayo bottle, a lithium-ion battery and the plastic bag your takeout came in all have in common? Not much. But chances are, they’ll land in a recycling bin instead of the trashcan. Recycling in the U.S. is a mashup of varying rules that depend on where…

Environment 19 August 2020 By Alice Klein We need solutions to deal with plastic pollutionShutterstock / MOHAMED ABDULRAHEEMA new type of plastic that can be easily broken down into its chemical building blocks and reassembled into high-quality products could reduce the amount of plastic waste ending up in landfill. More…

The global call for a just, green recovery from COVID-19 will require planning for the short and long term. One immediate need is to stop subsidizing the polluting, climate-altering fossil fuel industry -- other than to create opportunities for workers displaced by automation, market forces and now this pandemic. That isn't…

As tech lovers, we all need to make a greater effort to be responsible for our aging devices. After all, not everyone is aware of just how damaging e-waste can be for the environment, especially in the U.S. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, electronic waste contains lead, mercury, and…

IMAGE: Bradlee Heckmann, Ph.D., of St. Jude Immunology view more  Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are advancing understanding of a potential Alzheimer's disease treatment. The work focuses on LC3-associated endocytosis (LANDO) and its role in neuroinflammation. The results appeared as an advance online…

Melissa Yeager Arizona RepublicPublished 1:33 PM EDT Aug 12, 2020When the Venetian Resort on the Las Vegas Strip reopened in June, it made face masks easily accessible. It placed amenity kits with disposable masks in rooms daily. It offered masks at doors around the property. Employees receive fresh masks at the start of…

Australian Organics Recycling Association (AORA)The Australian Organics Recycling Association (AORA), the national voice of the organics recycling industry, believes that last night’s Four Corners contains valuable lessons for Australia in better managing its waste and recycling tasks.Plastic Wars, a PBS Frontline production from the USA, was featured on Four Corners…