recycling

A majority Latino neighborhood on Chicago’s Southeast Side has won a major environmental justice victory. On Friday, the city denied a permit for a metal shredder that community members fought with a month-long hunger strike last year. “This is a testament to the love and pride we have for the Southeast Side,” activist Gina Ramirez […]

Can I put this pizza box in with the cardboard? What about that oat milk container? Does this envelope have plastic in it?  The recycling system in the U.S. is far from perfect, and recycling is often used as a scapegoat to justify overconsumption. The oil and gas industries – producers of virgin plastic – […]

Currently, only about 9% of plastics in the U.S. are recycled, in part because the chemical makeup of many plastics makes recycling difficult. When plastics are recycled, they often become weaker in their second life. But chemists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found a way to break down plastics and […]

New York has joined California, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts in requiring the biggest sources of food waste to donate excess food or recycle food waste. The hope is to keep food, and its related methane emissions, out of landfills. The new law took affect on January 1, 2021.

Despite challenges to growth from the pandemic, the U.S. solar energy market set another record with 19.2 GW of solar installed in 2020. That’s well over 50 million solar panels. Over the next 10 years, the Solar Energy Industries Association projects that nearly 350 GW will be installed, more than 18 times the amount of […]

Furniture giant IKEA has pledged to phase out plastic packaging by 2028. The announcement, made November 23, is the company’s latest attempt to “have a positive impact on both people and planet.” “Phasing out plastic in consumer packaging is the next big step on our journey to make packaging solutions more sustainable and support the […]

Whether you’re moving, looking to clean out a space, or are simply tired of living amidst clutter, you may decide you’re ready to dump your excess stuff. One of the the most efficient ways to do this is to hire a professional waste removal company. But what can you do to ensure that your unwanted […]

We don’t consume clothing the way we did just a few decades ago. Since the rise of fast fashion, the industry produces more than 90 million metric tons of waste each year and consumes nearly 80 trillion metric tons of water. With quick, clever marketing and social media constantly selling the latest trends, it’s hard […]