Recycling

CVS is committed to contributing to healthier, more sustainable communities and we are currently reviewing the state of Californias filing, spokesman Mike DeAngelis said. California is fining the nations largest pharmacy health care provider a record $3.6 mi…

Barf BagWelcome to Barf Bag, a daily politics roundup to help you sort through the chaotic Trumpian news cycle. Steve Castor, the goon hired to steer Republicans through the impeachment hearings, made a sudden pivot to influencer and trendsetter when he was …

Crouched on the ground in a dimly lit factory, the women picked through the discarded innards of the modern world: batteries, circuit boards and bundles of wires. They broke down the scrap -- known as e-waste -- with hammers and raw hands. Men, some with face…

The Winter Session is underway in Parliament.Parliament on Monday passed a Bill to regulate the shipbuilding industry in the country. The Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019 was passed in Rajya Sabha by a unanimous voice vote. The Bill, which also seeks to restrict…

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019 which will pave the way for safer environment in which ships are recycled in India. The Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha last week, will make for India’s accession to the Hong Kong Co…

December 9, 2019 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. These days, sustainability is much more than a buzzword, and wise business leaders have realized that you don’t have to choose between what’s good for business and …

Wattenmeerzentrum in Ribe (DK). Architektur: Dorte Mandrup, Kopenhagen | Vadehavscentret in Ribe (DK). Architecture: Dorte Mandrup, Copenhagen. Image © Jakob Schoof Increasing urbanization, excessive waste production, excessive consumption of material goods,…

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption There is continuing debate about animal welfare in zoos Sydney's first new major zoo in more than 100 years will open on Saturday. With such debate about animal welfare these days, can zoos still be a force for good…

This week, the Verge reported on the massive onslaught of Amazons cardboard boxes at recycling facilities everywhereotherwise known as the Amazon effect. According to Sims Municipal Recycling, one of the countrys largest recycling facilities that accepts muc…

Plastic is everywhere. Nearly 400 million tons of plastic are produced each year and the majority of it ends up in landfills and incinerators, or by leaking into the environment. Each of us ingests 5 grams of microplastic each week, the equivalent of a credit…