Recycling

As prescription drug costs skyrocket in the US, thousands of people are forced to forgo lifesaving medications -- all while manufacturers and health care facilities systematically destroy perfectly good, surplus pills. Kiah Williams shares how SIRUM -- a nonprofit that delivers unused medications to families who need them most --…

OECD countries have agreed to update rules on the export of hazardous plastic waste for recycling in line with international changes so that advance consent from destination countries will be required ahead of shipping. However, they did not reach consensus on updated arrangements for the export of non-hazardous plastic waste.…

This post has been updated with a correction. It turns out that the reason there’s so much plastic shit in the ocean isn’t that you haven’t bought a metal straw yet (me either). NPR and PBS Frontline published a bombshell investigation on Friday about how oil and gas executives knowingly…

news, act-politics, Capital Recycling Solutions, Adam Perry, Fyshwick recycling plant, ACT Planning and Land AuthorityThe proponents of a controversial Fyshwick recycling plant have savaged the Labor government, saying its decision to publicly oppose their proposal on the eve of the ACT election shows an "utter contempt for due process" and…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced more than $760,000 in funding for 22 rural energy projects in West Virginia, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin said. The funds will help businesses with projects including installing solar panels, energy efficient heating and cooling systems, and water recycling equipment,…

In the final year of high school, many students are tasked with creating final projects that show off the skills they’ve learnt through their years of education. And often, they show that the student still has much to learn. But sometimes, projects come along that take your breath away —…

Terrestrial biogeochemistry of siliconSilicon is an important element in plant tissues and contributes to structural defenses against herbivores and other stresses. However, the terrestrial biogeochemical cycling of silicon is poorly understood, particularly the relative importance of geochemical and biological mechanisms in its regulation. de Tombeur et al. studied this question…

The President of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, last week said, “I am restating it that nobody importing food or fertilizer should be given foreign exchange from the Central Bank. We will not pay a kobo of our foreign reserves to import food or fertilizer. We will instead empower local farmers…

United States President Donald Trump. Photo / APUnited States President Donald Trump is recycling a baseless conspiracy theory to claim that recent protests have been orchestrated by powerful people in "dark shadows" intent on undermining his re-election prospects.The claims first took root on Facebook and Twitter earlier this year after…

What do an empty mayo bottle, a lithium-ion battery and the plastic bag your takeout came in all have in common? Not much. But chances are, they’ll land in a recycling bin instead of the trashcan. Recycling in the U.S. is a mashup of varying rules that depend on where…