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Recycling

Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 are still chuck-and-buy-again specials Recycling

Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 are still chuck-and-buy-again specials

Improvements in repairability might have been made elsewhere in Apple's product range, but the AirPods Pro 3 model continue to make repairs virtually impossible. iFixit's teardown of Apple's latest earbuds reveals a device that remains stubbornly unrepairable — a disappointing finding considering even the ultra-thin iPhone Air recently earned a…
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October 2, 2025
The billion-year reign of fungi that predated plants and made Earth livable Recycling

The billion-year reign of fungi that predated plants and made Earth livable

New research published in Nature Ecology & Evolution sheds light on the timelines and pathways of evolution of fungi, finding evidence of their influence on ancient terrestrial ecosystems. The study, led by researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and collaborators, indicates the diversification of fungi hundreds…
bubmag
October 1, 2025
SCZONE signs $40m contract for Turkish ‘Hyper Plastic’ project in Qantara West Recycling

SCZONE signs $40m contract for Turkish ‘Hyper Plastic’ project in Qantara West

During his promotional tour in Türkiye, Walid Gamal El-Din, Chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), signed an agreement to establish the Turkish “Hyper Plastic” recycling project in the Qantara West Industrial Zone. The project will be developed over two phases on a total area of 100,000 sqm, with…
bubmag
September 30, 2025
‘A wake up call’ Recycling

‘A wake up call’

A European report into Ireland’s “very poor” environment has been described as a “wakeup call” for the entire country.  The State of Europe’s Environment criticised the Republic for the poor quality of its rivers , low rate of recycling and reliance on fossil fuels .  It also noted that while…
bubmag
September 29, 2025
TerraCycle is a free recycling hack for K-cups, toothpaste tubes, and all your hard-to-recycle stuff: How it works Recycling

TerraCycle is a free recycling hack for K-cups, toothpaste tubes, and all your hard-to-recycle stuff: How it works

TL;DR: TerraCycle is an alternative recycling platform that recycles post-consumer items that are considered non-recyclable by mainstream municipal-level waste management facilities. More people need to know that TerraCycle has a huge free mail-in recycling program, through which consumers can collect and send in "trash" from Tide, Swiffer, Brita, Yankee Candle,…
bubmag
September 28, 2025
NASA Awards Custodial, Landscaping Services Contract Recycling

NASA Awards Custodial, Landscaping Services Contract

Rob Garner News Chief Sep 26, 2025 CONTRACT RELEASE C25-002 (Goddard) Goddard Space Flight Center NASA has selected Melwood Horticultural Training Center Inc. of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, to provide custodial, janitorial, landscaping, and recycling services for the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The Facilities Custodial and Landscaping…
bubmag
September 26, 2025
A ‘coordinated campaign of deception’: Philly sues 2 companies over misleading recycling labels Recycling

A ‘coordinated campaign of deception’: Philly sues 2 companies over misleading recycling labels

Look at the packaging of any food or consumer item in the U.S., and there’s a good chance you’ll see a black-and-white decal: the iconic “chasing arrows” recycling symbol, along with the web address how2recycle.info. As you might guess, the labels are meant to tell consumers how they can recycle…
bubmag
September 26, 2025
Senator Shehu Buba: A Target of Sustained Misinformation By Bashir Umar Kirfi Recycling

Senator Shehu Buba: A Target of Sustained Misinformation By Bashir Umar Kirfi

Senator Shehu Umar Buba Senator Shehu Buba: A Target of Sustained Misinformation By Bashir Umar Kirfi Another faceless group with faceless names has resurfaced, recycling a debunked and discredited report against Senator Shehu Buba. This time, the allegations came from a so-called “Plateau Progressive Movement” (PPM) and its supposed spokesperson,…
bubmag
September 24, 2025