• California sues ExxonMobil, saying company deceived public about plastics recycling

    California sues ExxonMobil, saying company deceived public about plastics recycling

    Sep 23, 2024 10:25 PM EST

    ... not any other plastic product. It is mostly transportation fuel and other items. So they promise this circular recycling experience for their plastics through advanced recycling. They can take any plastic, they say, and it'll come back into your household as a useful plastic product. A water bottle will ...

  • Southeast Asia flooded with imported plastic waste meant for recycling

    Southeast Asia flooded with imported plastic waste meant for recycling

    Nov 23, 2023 11:40 PM EST

    At this East Bangkok plant, a worker spends his day peeling labels off piles of water bottles. And, overall, only a small fraction of plastic is repurposed, according to Wijarn Simachaya, president of the Thailand Environment Institute. Wijarn Simachaya, President, Thailand Environment Institute: Only 25 percent, and the rest go ...

  • Your recycling is not always being recycled—here’s why

    Your recycling is not always being recycled—here’s why

    Apr 25, 2021 09:31 PM EST

    ... lot of the low-value plastic waste. They just said, you can't send us your contaminated plastic anymore.  Christopher Booker:  This meant that municipal recycling facilities had to spend more time sorting between plastics, pulling out the 1 and 2’s and paying for the removal of 3 through ...

  • Why it will take more than basic recycling to cut back on plastic

    Why it will take more than basic recycling to cut back on plastic

    Sep 26, 2018 10:25 PM EST

    ... of solutions we can find. Amna Nawaz: Without meaningful solutions, experts warn, our trajectory means more and more plastic on our land and in our water. According to one study, if current production trends continue, by the year 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in our oceans. Geyer ...

  • Will California's new water restrictions ease its historic drought?

    Will California's new water restrictions ease its historic drought?

    Jul 04, 2015 04:47 PM EST

    ... they passed a seven-and-a half-billion-dollar bond for building water storage facilities and water recycling projects. But the effort to preserve the water supply also means big cuts in consumption. In April, Governor Brown imposed new restrictions for California cities, reducing residential water usage by 25 percent ...

  • Will Israel’s new water technology yield political gain in the arid Middle East?

    Will Israel’s new water technology yield political gain in the arid Middle East?

    Apr 27, 2015 02:54 AM EST

    ... Israel’s water authority ran public service TV ads like this one. Israel’s drying up, she says, as her face begins to crack. Save water! Now the ads have been discontinued. Not needed anymore. Through a combination of recycling, conservation, and most recently desalination technology — removing salt from salt ...

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    '17th Century Recycling' Made into Art

    May 28, 2010 06:05 PM EST

    In his backyard in Denver, Ray Tomasso calls paper making 17th-century-style recycling. His workshop is filled with boxes of old cotton rags, blue jeans, rag board and scraps of paper — the perfect material for his art. Tomasso casts his sculptures on old cardboard, tin, anything that might imprint ...

  • At the first G20 summit held in Africa, leaders urge the rich world to do more against climate disasters

    At the first G20 summit held in Africa, leaders urge the rich world to do more against climate disasters

    Nov 19, 2025 06:48 PM EST

    ... on climate, or even a meaningful declaration, from the G20 a tall order. South Africa’s own failures The Alexandra Water Warriors have considered themselves the guardians of their environment since they formed in 2021, planting native trees to reduce urban heat and collecting and recycling trash from the river.

  • Nations gather to confront the world's spiraling plastic pollution crisis

    Nations gather to confront the world's spiraling plastic pollution crisis

    Aug 05, 2025 06:01 PM EST

    ... and get started” and then build from there. She suggested tackling things like product redesign, recycled content mandates and financing waste collection, waste sorting and recycling technologies. In contrast, Greenpeace will be in Geneva calling for at least a 75% reduction in plastic production by 2040.“We will never recycle ...

  • How to make your home merry and bright in an environmentally friendly way

    How to make your home merry and bright in an environmentally friendly way

    Dec 24, 2024 02:00 PM EST

    ... the house smell nice, too!” –Emily Pegues, Warrenton, Va. “Frozen outdoor 'ornaments'. No cash or buying needed. Fill small (freezer-proof) round container with tap water. Usually a half inch layer of water will do, but play with several depths. I have used Jell-o molds, bundt pans and round ...