Recycling

GHAZIPUR LANDFILL, IndiaAcross India, from poor villages to expensive residential areas of cities, millions of trash pickers are at work to collect what other people dispose. They are called raddiwalas, ragpickers, scavengers and waste managers. Some go door-…

The problem began last year when China, the world's largest recyclable processor, stopped accepting most American scrap plastic and cardboard due to contamination problems, and a glut of plastics overwhelming its own processing facilities. Historically, China…

For people who appreciate a high-quality cup of coffee but dont have the patience for time-consuming brewing methods like pour-over and cold-brew, a pod coffee machine can be a wonderful solution. Gone are the days when your only instant option was a gurgling…

I sometimes think that if you could look in the safe behind Jeff Bezos desk, instead of the sports almanac from Back to the Future youd find an Encyclopedia of Retail, written in maybe 1985. There would be Post-It notes on every page, and every one of those n…

Cities and towns aren't quite sure what to do with your plastic bags and shrink wrap. These items, like many forms of plastic, often can't be recycled because they don't fetch a decent price or contain chemical properties that make them difficult to repurp…

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Last fall, at New York Fashion Week, tie-dye was absolutely everywhere: Everyone from Prada to Stella McCartney to Proenza Schouler sent models down the catwalk in hippie-inspired gowns and T-shirts. But for those of us who can’t afford to drop $2,000 on embr…

Sri Lanka has ordered the return of hundreds of tons of trash to Britain, the latest move in Southeast Asia's campaign to end its role as a dumping ground for garbage made in the West. According to Sri Lankan officials, the stinking containers include moun…

Natasha Franck, cofounder and CEO of fashion technology company EON, believes we will one day be able to throw our old shirts in the recycling bin along with our plastic bottles and glass jars. At the recycling center, those textiles will be sent to a machine…

Natasha Franck, cofounder and CEO of fashion technology company EON, believes we will one day be able to throw our old shirts in the recycling bin along with our plastic bottles and glass jars. At the recycling center, those textiles will be sent to a machine…