Maine Becomes First US State to Make Corporations Pay for Recycling if They Don't Use Sustainable Packaging
Maine holds companies responsible by taxing the packaging they import into the state and reimbursing municipal recycling for its disposal.
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Company Collects 80% of City's Recyclable Plastics and Turns It All into Lumber
More than 80% of the municipal plastic recyclables of Halifax are being processed by a brilliant local company that turns it all into lumber.
'The Manta' Sailing Vessel is Designed to Feed on Plastic Waste for Power - While Cleaning Oceans
Gathering plastic waste and turning it into fuel, the concept Manta sailing vessel would be revolutionary.
Retired Wind Turbine Blades Get Turned into Bridges and Reinforced Concrete
To prevent thousands of first gen. wind turbine blades ending up in landfills, Ireland uses to make bridges, reinforce concrete, and more.
Eco-Warrior Makes Toys, Mosquito Repellent, and More With Recycled Cigarette Butts - The Most Littered Item
Naman Gupta in India makes money by recycling cigarette butts into toys, mosquito repellents, and fashionable items for sale.
She Spent Her Vacation Picking Up Trash Across the U.S., and Strangers Chipped in With Help and Gas
A Colorado woman has spent 23 days picking up 126 bags of trash across the country—and strangers joined her and pitched in for gas.
150 Brands Unite to Clean Up Our Paper Supply - Saving Global Forests and Improving Recycling
29 new brands from various industries have committed to expunge ancient and endangered trees from their paper supply chains through Pack4Good
Enzyme Discovered in a Cemetery's Compost Heap Can Break Down PET Plastic in Record Time
PET plastic bottles, food containers, and lightweight wrap for packaging have become a problem if they're not recycled—but scientists searching through compost piles have discovered an enzyme that degrades the plastic in record time. The enzyme PHL7, which the German researchers found in a compost heap in Leipzig, could make bio-PET recycling possible much faster […]
'Superworm' With Appetite for Polystyrene Could be Key to Mass-Scale Recycling
Researchers at Queensland have found a species of worm with an appetite for polystyrene could be the key to plastic recycling on a mass scale.
Electric Cars Could Be Made With Plastic From Clunkers According to New Research
Electric cars could be made with plastic from old clunkers, according to new research. The substance utilized is graphene.
Texas Scientists Have Created a Protein That Breaks Down Plastic Bottles
A 'pac-man' protein that gobbles up plastic and breaks it down could open the door to eliminating billions of tons of landfill waste, say Texas researchers.
Hundreds of US Cities Composting Their Food Waste Helps Farmers and Cuts Tons of Emissions
Over 200 US cities are recycling their food waste, cutting tons of methane emissions while giving farms compost to grow food with less water.
Dutch Visionary Helps Refugee Camp Recycling All of its Plastic Trash into New Products
Dutch visionary startup Precious Plastic allows anyone to start a plastic recycling business, even refugees camped in the northern Sahara.
Leaving No Molecule Behind: 'Landfill of the Future' Turns Farming Waste Into Soaps, Compost, and Candles
3F Waste Recovery is trying to build a landfill of the future in Newfoundland's rugged remoteness with an ever-expanding line of products.
General Electric Produces Its First 100% Recyclable Wind Turbine That Can be Reconstructed as It Ages
The production of the first prototype 100% recyclable wind turbine blade has just been unveiled by General Electric with the ZEBRA project.
Amazon Joins the U.S. Department of Energy and MIT to Tackle Plastic Waste With New Science
Amazon joined the U.S. Department of Energy and MIT to develop new technologies to break down plastics in the BOTTLE consortium.
New Enzyme Discovery is Another Leap Towards Dissolving Plastic Waste With 'Amazing Efficiency'
Scientists who helped pioneer the use of enzymes to eat plastic discover another important step in this nature-based solutions to to plastic.
Britain's Royal Mint is Salvaging Gold from E-Waste - Recycling Precious Metals for Green Investors
There are many gold ETFs available on world stock exchanges, but only one is backed by 100% recycled gold.
German City Diverts Goods From Landfills, Repairs Them, Then Sells in 'Department Store for Reuse'
Organized and run by the city's sanitation department, Stilbruch repairs and resells everything collected in the trash that's still useable.
Old Wind Turbine Blades Used For Bridge Construction After They're Retired
A new bridge has appeared in County Cork in Ireland that's made from decommissioned wind turbines. Take a look.
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