Recycling

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“I’m looking forward to the day when it is normal to turn in your old, favorite T-shirt into a store, then pick up a recycled shirt made from other people’s old favorite shirts,” says Michael Natenshon, founder and CEO of Marine Layer, a San Francisco-based f…

“I’m looking forward to the day when it is normal to turn in your old, favorite T-shirt into a store, then pick up a recycled shirt made from other people’s old favorite shirts,” says Michael Natenshon, founder and CEO of Marine Layer, a San Francisco-based f…

Can you remember what you were doing on New Years Day, 2018? Celebrating or perhaps nursing a hangover? What happened that day created a significant change in global recycling. China, the worlds largest scrap importer, stopped accepting recycled plastic, uns…

Theres an overwhelming sense of guilt that washes over me when I throw something in the trash that probably shouldnt be thereparticularly when it comes to e-waste. Are broken headphones recyclable? What should I do with old laptop chargers? And what do I do w…

An image of the mangrove forest in Cispatá Bay, Columbia.  Balazs Gardi/Apple To celebrate Earth Day and promote its own conversation efforts, Apple has posted an in depth account of its partnership with Conservation International to support a 27,000-acre m…

When we celebrated Earth Day in elementary school, we learned about the Three Rs: reduce, reuse,and recycle.  Now that were adults, Ill add one more R to the list: reconfigure your budget. Living an environmentally conscious life isnt just about remembering…

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Hidden not far from downtown Austin, Texas, a research lab is working to change the way we recycle electronics. And it's being run by Apple. If you don't know exactly where it is, you'll definitely miss it. There are no signs. The parking lot is almost empt…

Devices can pile up over the years -- just look in your drawers, the garage or a dark corner of your closet. Unless you're a self-disciplined cleaning guru, chances are you've held onto batteries, cables and older devices for nostalgic reasons, or because you…