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11Aug

“Reconsider buying items in single-use plastic containers”

Buying soap bars packaged in paper—with a recycling rate of 68%—is preferable to liquid soap in #2 plastic, which has a 29% recycling rate.

09Aug

When recycling food cans, be sure to recycle the lid also, by rinsing it and placing it inside the can before putting it in the recycle bin.

04Aug

According to @ionslr, 18 billion pounds of plastic waste enters the ocean annually; do your part by opting for reusable grocery bags.

02Aug

A recent @consumerbrands survey found that 65 percent of Americans believe recycling rules should be uniform nationwide.

29Jul

What’s a worm composter? A tool that uses worms to “recycle” food scraps and other organic material into nutrient-rich garden soil.

26Jul

Consumers who do not have access to curbside recycling should look for reverse vending machines where they can recycle drink containers.

21Jul

According to the @SVTC, 80% of post-consumer e-waste collected for recycling is sent overseas and disassembled under dangerous conditions.

19Jul

Between September 2021 and March 2022, the percentage of consumers buying a sustainably produced product dropped in over a dozen countries.

14Jul

@moveBuddha estimates that Americans who are moving houses buy 900 million cardboard boxes and throw out 8.4 million tons of junk annually.

13Jul

@OECD projects annual global generation of plastic waste could top 1 billion metric tons by 2060 absent policies to reverse current trends.

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