The Rise of the Trash-Picker Collective, in Latin America and Beyond
Millions around the world are improving their financial lot by sifting recycling—and they're saving their towns in the process.
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Recycling
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Consumers Love Squeezable Plastic Pouches for Food—Too Bad Recyclers Hate Them
Plastic-pouch food packaging is showing up everywhere—except at recycling facilities.
How Juneau Handles Its Garbage
Alaska's capital city is surrounded by ocean and glaciers, with no roads in or out. Waste management? It's complicated.
Time-as-Money Mindset Decreases Green Behaviors
New research finds paying people an hourly wage, or otherwise getting them to think in time-as-money terms, makes them less likely to act in environmentally friendly ways.
Stop Hoarding All of That Hazardous Waste
Nail polish, batteries, hand sanitizer: You may not think of these regular household items as toxic, but they are, and they’re poisoning our water and food supplies.
Paying It Forward
You make it, you pay. Why should taxpayers foot the bill for recycling all of that wasteful plastic?
Recycling: A Free Pass for Wasteful Consumption?
Do you get a small but palpable sense of satisfaction each time you deposit a piece of paper…
Feds Appear Clueless About Their Own E-Waste
Despite a decade of good intentions, the U.S. government has a poor understanding of how best to dispose of its used electronics.
U.S. Pledges to Reform Electronics Recycling
The U.S. announced a new plan for electronics stewardship, with the goal of less waste, voluntary cooperation by industry and less hazardous materials in landfills both here and in developing countries.
Why E-Waste Should Be Kept, Recycled in U.S.
Rather than shipping unloved laptops and TVs to the Third World for a dirty form of salvage, advocates call for keeping e-waste at home for recycling.