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11Mar

“3 easy ways to help recycle rechargeable batteries”

Customers can recycle their rechargeable batteries by dropping them off at a @Lowes recycling center at any store in the continental U.S.

08Mar

Last year, 93,000 pounds of Mardi Gras beads were pulled from New Orleans storm drains that could have been recycled at #ArcGNO bins.

07Mar

The average American produces 4.4 pounds of trash per day. It can’t all be recycled. We need to use less packaging and reuse more materials.

06Mar

600 billion lbs. of plastic is produced annually, of which 3% ends up in the ocean. China’s National Sword policy is making things worse.

05Mar

Plastic has never been widely recycled in the U.S., and rates are worse now since China imposed bans on importing mixed plastic waste.

04Mar

@TerraCycle‘s Loop shopping service will deliver consumer products in packaging that can be recycled or reused. Will it take off?

01Mar

A rural Japanese town’s response to its local trash problem helped spawn the Zero Waste movement that has spread to cities around the world.

28Feb

Even before China began limiting plastic waste imports, America’s recycling system was faltering. Can recycling be financially incentivized?

27Feb

Oregon recycled 90% of all glass bottles in 2018 after expanding its deposit law to accept more containers and pay more—10 cents—for each.

26Feb

Consumers use too much plastic, says the head of the World Wildlife Fund. Much of the plastic that is “recycled” is actually incinerated.

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