Tagged “recycling”

this seems like a good alternative to crushing them into cubes

how the Tylenol poisoning guy created more packaging waste than has ever been mitigated by consumer recycling efforts

actual ambitious 2030 goals for phone recycling

interesting to watch if we can finally make recycling financially viable

A history of plastic recycling, mostly on economics of it, and the symbol being put on plastics.

sidenote: the excerpt and title from Medium was better than for this link.

They found that some reusable alternatives never manage to reach that break-even point because of the energy and water used each time a reusable item is washed.
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On the positive side of the ledger for reusables, nine of the 12 reusables were able to reach the break-even point, even when washed after every use.

I am probably still mad about all the straws hype.

For example, reusable bamboo drinking straws and two reusable sandwich storage options — beeswax wrap and silicone bags — never reached the break-even point in any of the three environmental impact categories assessed in the study: energy use, global warming potential, and water consumption.