11May

“The World’s Titanic-Sized Electronic Waste Problem Is Only Getting Bigger”

In 2019, 53.6 million metric tons of electronic waste was generated—or the equivalent of one Titanic’s worth of e-waste every four hours.

05May

“The environmental downside of electric vehicles”

According to @IEA, EVs use six times the mineral inputs of comparable internal combustion engine cars—including lithium, cobalt, and copper.

05May

A new @Mattel line of toys is carbon-neutral thanks to the purchase of carbon offsets from the Darkwood Forests Conservation project.

05May

@Walmart and @Target sponsor periodic car seat trade-in events, where your recycled car seat can be traded for a store coupon or gift card.

03May

While PV panels can last 25 years, they are often retired earlier—replaced by more efficient modules—adding to the potential waste problem.

03May

@Smartwool is accepting and recycling old socks to create recycled yarn for use in manufacturing new textiles.

03May

To boost beverage can recycling, California is considering boosting to 10 cents the amount it pays for recycled 12-ounce cans or bottles.

28Apr

The U.S. must ramp up domestic battery recycling to create a supply chain to meet the projected demand for EVs, says @RedwoodMat’s CEO.

28Apr

@BumbleBeeFoods will save 23 million pieces of plastic waste annually by changing its multipack packaging to 100% recycled paperboard.

28Apr

An @OurOcean report recommends minimum-recycled-content requirements to reduce plastic waste and move toward a circular economy.

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