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Recycling Report Sparks Plastic Bag Debate

Mary Mazzoni, February 7th, 2012

The recycling of post-consumer plastic bags and wraps reached nearly 972 million pounds in 2010, according to a recent report. This represents a 14 percent increase over 2009 and a 50 percent increase since 2005, according to the report developed by Moore Recycling Associates Inc. on behalf of the American Chemistry Council (ACC). While the ACC called the findings ... read more

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Why Ocean Trash is Everyone’s Problem

Leah Blunt, January 30th, 2012

Off the eastern coast of the U.S., out from the border between New Hampshire and Maine, the Isles of Shoals rest peacefully in the early morning. Underwater, whales feed, schools of fish flutter by, and yellow, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) clasp old cans, discarded lobster traps and other debris on the ocean floor. On the American Promise floating overhead, the ship’s ... read more

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More Recycling Options For Food, Drink Pouches?

Alexis Petru, August 2nd, 2011

Finding recycling options for food and beverage packaging made from plastic and aluminum laminates – such as pouches for drinks or pet food and aseptic drink cartons – has always been a challenge. If you don’t live in one of the handful of communities that offers pick-up or drop-off collection for aseptic cartons, your only option is to mail in these ... read more

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Innovators in Plastic Recycling Awarded

Megan Dobransky, July 28th, 2011

The American Chemistry Council announced the very first winners of their Innovation in Plastics Recycling Awards. “We wanted to call attention to the advancements and innovative thinking going on in plastics recycling,” said Steve Russell, Vice President of Plastics for the ACC. “As we looked closely, these three companies really rose to the top.” Axion International, Inc. Axion is a New ... read more

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10 Recycling Mysteries, Solved!

Amanda Wills, July 13th, 2011

Candy Wrappers Plastic-coated candy wrappers have long been a recycling dilemma because of their size, weight and lack of valuable, post-life material. But even though they’re tiny in size, they’re everywhere. In fact, Americans consumed 23.8 pounds of candy per capita in 2008 alone. We are also big fans of the upcycling geniuses at TerraCycle, who collect hard-to-recycle items to create products ... read more

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The Greener Shopping Cart: Plastic vs. Metal

Alexis Petru, July 11th, 2011

It’s not something you think of when you’re navigating a shopping cart through the aisles of your favorite store, but what happens to shopping carts when they’re old, rusted and no longer usable? Recycling metal carts seems like a no-brainer, but what happens to the plastic ones? Chris Nelson, owner and vice president of The Peggs Company, says his company ... read more

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Get Advice from Ed Begley Jr.

Jennifer Berry, June 28th, 2011

Ed Begley Jr. knows a lot about reducing his environmental footprint. After buying his first electric car in the 1970s (admittedly it was a golf cart, but you get the idea), Begley Jr. continued to increase his investments in alternative energy, making his home more energy efficient, and moreover, sharing his knowledge with eager audiences across the nation. READ: Do ... read more

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See 1 Million Tons of Trash Art

Megan Dobransky, June 28th, 2011

In 2007, artist Paho Mann spent a week at the Phoenix North Transfer Station, where most of the 1 million tons of solid waste that Phoenix produces annually is taken to be sorted. He photographed recyclables as part of the Phoenix Recycling Project, commissioned by the City of Phoenix through the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture’s Public Art Program. Twenty ... read more

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Why Don’t Americans Recycle More Plastic?

Megan Dobransky, June 16th, 2011

If you’re like most Americans, you've been able to easily recycle for decades, but access continues to grow and more and more Americans can recycle more and more materials. Last month, a Moore Recycling Associates study detailed American’s access to plastics recycling. It found that more Americans can recycle more than ever before; about 40 percent can recycle plastic containers - ... read more

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Op-Ed: Using Hard-to-Recycle Plastics For Fuel

Wes Muir, June 14th, 2011

The following is an op-ed piece by Wes Muir, director of communications for Waste Management. It does not describe the views or opinions of Earth911. The close of the 20th century gave birth to a wave of energy focused on what’s become the well-known and widely-discussed 3 R’s: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. From family-friendly activities like creating recycling craft ideas, to ... read more

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