by brillwp | Jun 18, 2019 | Recycling
Think You’re Doing Your Part by Recycling? Think again: Much of the plastic dropped in recycling bins isn’t even recycled. In 2014, 22% of PET plastic collected for recycling was exported out of the United States. Why? Our facilities can’t keep up: Plastic...
by brillwp | Jun 18, 2019 | Impacts, Landfills, Recycling, Reuse
In the decades before government regulations were put in place for landfills, anything and everything could be buried beneath the ground at an old dump site, some of which may still be releasing toxic chemicals or other hazardous materials into the Earth. As buried...
by brillwp | Mar 7, 2019 | Plastic
Plastic bags only 1% of plastic in freshwater after sustained efforts to reduce their use Plastic bottles, the detritus of our throwaway water and soft drinks habits, are the most prevalent form of plastic pollution in European waterways, according to a new report....
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