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17Mar

“Should You Feel Bad About Your Pandemic-Era Plastic Waste?”

Efforts to stop the coronavirus spread have boosted plastic waste by 8.4 million tons globally—much of it from single-use medical products.

15Mar

@TerraCycle and @BauschLomb have partnered to allow consumers to recycle their contact lenses and the blister packaging they come in.

10Mar

70% of people who live in multifamily or rural properties in the U.S. lack equitable access to recycling, according to @RECYPartnership.

08Mar

Ways to lower your carbon footprint: use a heat pump dryer; eat less meat; walk/ bike more; and use recycled/recyclable products if possible.

03Mar

@TerraCycle and @DaddarioandCo have partnered to allow musicians to recycle the strings from their instruments.

01Mar

The average American eats a credit card-sized amount of plastic weekly, which enters food/water supplies as discarded plastic breaks down.

24Feb

Democratic lawmakers plan to introduce a bill in Congress in March to create a standardized bottle deposit system for the U.S.

22Feb

While aluminum foil is recyclable, not all recyclers will accept it. Check with your local rules before attempting to recycle it.

17Feb

Keep your old clothes from filling up a landfill by instead repairing, donating, recycling, or reselling them.

15Feb

Why recycle? It reduces waste, is good for the environment, gives “trash” a second life in a new product, and helps the economy.

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