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Sep 24, 2021 5:04 PM
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Aug 18, 2021
What do the numbers on plastic mean? And 3 other trashy questions, answered.
Master the art of the blue bin.
Aug 03, 2021
To shore up packaging recycling, Maine is making businesses foot the bill
The policy is common outside of the US—and moves the responsibility of waste from taxpayers back to producers.
May 11, 2021
Your lost shipment could be trashing a beach thousands of miles away
Hundreds, sometimes thousands, of cargo containers become lost at sea yearly.
Apr 8, 2021
Old fish bones could make the eco-friendly plastic we’ve been waiting for
We have a ocean-destroying plastic problem, but fishery waste could help.
May 30, 2019
Eco-friendly packaging could be poisoning our compost
After a study uncovered PFAS in compost, regulators in Washington moved to ban this class of synthetic compounds.
Apr 25, 2018
New York should ban plastic bags—and so should the rest of the country
New York’s governor has been drifting through the wind; wants to start again.
May 15, 2017
Jul 26, 2016
Harmful Bacteria May Hitch A Sea Cruise On Microplastic Particles
A possible intercontinental vector for disease
Jun 29, 2016
New Plastic Lets You Get All The Shampoo Out Of The Bottle
Soap slides effortlessly off an engineered surface
Mar 16, 2016
This Plastic Can Repair Itself
And it could someday mean self-healing smartphone screens
