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26Sep

“5 Fail-Safe Ways to Extend the Life of Your Clothes”

Textiles are among the fastest-growing categories of waste in U.S. landfills, says “The Conscious Closet” author @elizabethlcline.

25Sep

Pursuant to South Africa’s Waste Law, @environmentza has banned liquid wastes from landfills, including oils, lamps and lead acid batteries.

24Sep

Australians landfill 88% of their plastic. Aggressive new targets by the federal government aim to drastically reduce plastic waste by 2025.

23Sep

California’s container recycling rate is 75% vs. the US average of 32%—reflecting its status as one of only 10 states with a deposit system.

20Sep

Despite recent upheavals in the recycling market, 85% of respondents to a @RecycleCartons survey—and 92% of Millennials—said they recycle.

19Sep

A big reason for China’s plastic import ban is that they received too much contaminated waste, says UC Berkeley Professor @kmoneill2530.

18Sep

One billion toothbrushes are thrown away annually in the U.S. Instead they can and should be reused for a variety of housecleaning chores.

17Sep

China’s restrictions on importing recyclables from abroad forces us to recognize that “recycling isn’t free,” says @CalRecycle‘s Zoe Heller.

16Sep

U.S. households throw out approximately 150,000 tons of food every day—the equivalent of about one pound of food waste per person.

13Sep

Pyrex dishes and perfume bottles are two everyday items that aren’t recyclable. Click here to see what other items that can’t be recycled.

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