Here’s How the Plastic Industry Thinks We Can Solve the Waste Crisis
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How the Recycling Symbol Became Meaningless
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First New U.S. Aluminum Smelter in 45 Years Could Cut Production Emissions by 75%
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Staggering Quantities of Valuable Metals Are Winding Up in the Garbage Bin
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Amazon Is Ditching Plastic Packaging Abroad—but Using Even More in the U.S.
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Trackers Placed in Amazon Packaging Reveal What Really Happens to Store Drop-Off Recycling
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Why Isn’t Landfill Mining More Popular?
Americans tossed 292.4 million tons of trash into landfills in 2018, or about 5 pounds of garbage per person per day. Once in a landfill, much of that trash undergoes…
A Report Calls Chemical Recycling a ‘Dangerous Deception’—and a Former Plastic Lobbyist Agrees
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Democrats Release ‘Most Comprehensive Plan Ever’ to Address Plastics Problem
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Lego Says It Won’t Use Recycled Plastic for Bricks Because It Doesn’t Really Help the Planet
Image: Dan Kitwood (Getty Images) After previously announcing that it would be pivoting to recycled plastic bottles to make bricks, Lego is now walking back on that promise. The toy…