Recycling

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We all know that garbage has a terrible impact on our environmenttake a look at the plastic bottles washing up on our beaches and in our waterways. But when it comes to the question of bottles versus aluminum cans, does one container have an even worseimpact …

Every spring, I dry-clean a dozen of my winter coats. By the time Ive stocked them back in my closet, I have enough barely used plastic material to wrap up my entire apartment. If youre someone who gets their clothing dry-cleaned every month or even week, th…

You might want to think twice about buying "biodegradable" plastic bags if you're environmentally-minded. A new study from the University of Plymouth, UK, has found that when bags labeled as biodegradable are thrown away, they can actually survive three years…

We’ve always had a love-hate relationship with 3DBenchy, the tugboat-shaped 3D printer calibration target. On one hand, it’s incredibly useful to have a common, widely used, and challenging benchmark object to evaluate printer performance and improve tuning, …

April 26, 2019 4 min read Opinions expressed by Green Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The cannabis industry has been described as the "Wild West" but the fact is cannabis, and the products supporting its use, create opportunities for mainstream b…

“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…