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Valley Mattress in Bakersfield, California, will be charged $63,034 in penalties and back payment for failing to submit collected customer fees for recycling. Read More…
Californians have widespread concern about the negative effects of plastic production and pollution. Source: Plastic Pollution Initiative to Appear on California’s 2022 Ballot
Many of us pack our bathrooms with personal products, from cotton swabs to shampoo, that… Read More…
The Environmental Protection Agency released its Draft National Recycling Strategy in October 2020, setting the ambitious target to lead the United States to a 50% recycling rate. Industry chatter quickly began with experts chiming in abou Read More…
Even though your kids may try to convince you otherwise, it’s time to start back-to-school planning. As you make your school shopping list, you have an opportunity to put your best Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle practices to work. But you don’t
Nonprofit organizations have drafted a plan for federal spending on recycling infrastructure, and much of the document takes aim at plastics. The recently formed Recycling Is Infrastructure Too Campaign released its first Recycling Infrastructure Plan, which lays out which recycling
Following an executive order by President Biden, the FTC is now making a renewed effort to prevent companies from restricting your right to fix your stuff. Source: FTC Adopts New Policy Supporting Right to Repair
Researchers have found that “expiration” dates — which rarely correspond to food actually expiring or spoiling — are mostly well-intentioned, but haphazard and confusing. Put another way, they’re not expiration dates at all. And the broader public’s misunderstanding about them
Landfills are among the nation’s largest sources of methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide. But accurately measuring methane is a major challenge to reducing it. Source: Cutting Landfill Methane To Fight Climate Change : NPR
When most of us think of landfills, we think of rotting disposable diapers, apple cores,… Read More…
As the new coronavirus first swept the United States in 2020, many Americans stockpiled toilet… Read More…
It’s not your fault that single-use plastic is everywhere. But with a little planning, you can curb your use of disposables and maybe even save some money in the long run. And after you’ve reduced and reused, we’ll teach you
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