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Featured in landfills

By Mar 15, 2019
Environment

How to actually recycle

Well-intentioned “aspirational recycling” is actually making to harder to recover materials.
By Jul 8, 2018
DIY

You throw out 44 pounds of electronic waste a year. Here’s how to keep it out of the dump.

Recycle old tech at e-waste centers.
By Jun 11, 2018
Environment

Even the clothes you donate probably end up in a landfill

Well-intentioned recyclers can't keep up with our fast fashion habit.
By Apr 20, 2018
Environment

Anyone can compost their food waste (and everyone should)

And it doesn’t have to smell.
By Feb 27, 2018
Environment

We can’t truly protect the environment unless we tackle social justice issues, too

People of color continue to live closer to environmental hazards.
By Jul 19, 2017
Environment

Humans have created 9.1 billion tons of plastic. Here’s how you can help stop the madness.

A new study shows just how much plastic junk we've made, and the numbers are grim.
By Apr 22, 2016
Environment

This Earth Day, cut down your food waste

Waste not, want not—and don’t destroy the planet.
By Jan 25, 2016
Animals

Storks Are Changing Migration Patterns To Lunch At Landfills

You wouldn't want these birds near a baby
By Apr 22, 2015
Environment

The World Is Throwing Out Billions Of Dollars Along With Its Electronic Waste

All our hard-earned tech dollars are going straight into the trash
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Technology

In Hong Kong, Starbucks Biorefinery Turns Stale Pastry and Coffee Grounds Into Plastic

Instead of burning it, composting it or just dumping it in landfills, food waste from your area coffee shop could...