• Negotiators fail to reach agreement on plastic pollution treaty at talks in South Korea

    Negotiators fail to reach agreement on plastic pollution treaty at talks in South Korea

    Dec 01, 2024 07:15 PM EST

    ... next year. They don’t yet have firm plans. More than 100 countries want the treaty to limit production as well as tackle cleanup and recycling, and many have said that is essential to address chemicals of concern. But for some plastic-producing and oil and gas countries, that crosses ...

  • SpaceX launches Starship rocket, but abandons attempt to catch booster at launch site

    SpaceX launches Starship rocket, but abandons attempt to catch booster at launch site

    Nov 19, 2024 10:56 PM EST

    ... elect and Elon Musk, SpaceX's founder and CEO. SpaceX wants to eventually return and reuse the entire 400-foot (121-meter) Starship. Full-scale recycling would drive down the cost of hauling cargo and people to the moon and Mars, while speeding things up. The recycling of SpaceX's ...

  • In engineering feat by SpaceX, mechanical arms catch Starship booster back at its launch pad

    In engineering feat by SpaceX, mechanical arms catch Starship booster back at its launch pad

    Oct 13, 2024 03:51 PM EST

    ... made a controlled landing in the Indian Ocean, adding to the day's achievement. Cameras on a nearby buoy showed flames shooting up from the water as the booster impacted precisely at the targeted spot and sank, as planned. “What a day,” Huot said. “Let's get ready for the ...

  • Sustainability in clothing industry falters as fast fashion reigns

    Sustainability in clothing industry falters as fast fashion reigns

    Jul 10, 2024 06:29 PM EST

    ... the stacks as workers feed the garments into shredding machines. It’s the first stage of a new life for the textiles, part of a recycling effort at the Wenzhou Tiancheng Textile Company, one of the largest cotton recycling plants in China. Textile waste is an urgent global problem, with ...

  • How climate extremes are changing the world of sports

    How climate extremes are changing the world of sports

    Jun 30, 2024 09:35 PM EST

    ... air conditioning with cooling is required. Jeffrey Brown: A little bit like being in the bottom of a ship or something. Jeffrey Brown: A new water based cooling system is much more energy efficient. Recycling and compost bins and every concourse packaged food given away to shelters after every game ...

  • New Mexico's 'Earthships' offer unique model for living off the grid

    New Mexico's 'Earthships' offer unique model for living off the grid

    Jun 20, 2024 10:35 PM EST

    ... and been disturbed by it. Megan Thompson: In the early '70s, Reynolds was especially disturbed by the growing garbage problem in the U.S., before recycling was widespread. Michael Reynolds: So I started addressing it just for myself. Then people started relating to it and wanting me to do it ...

  • 1 in 3 Americans say they've reduced how much plastic they're using

    1 in 3 Americans say they've reduced how much plastic they're using

    Apr 03, 2024 08:57 PM EST

    ... NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, which found that close to half of Americans (47 percent) said they had maintained their use of these items — like water bottles, razors or straws. Another 1 in 5 adults increased their use during this time period, which included years of a world-altering coronavirus ...

  • Analysis: How decorative glitter contributes to microplastic pollution

    Analysis: How decorative glitter contributes to microplastic pollution

    Dec 23, 2023 02:00 PM EST

    Even if you go for sustainable biodegradable glitter or glittery wrapping paper and so on, there is no way of distinguishing this at the point of recycling. So it’s probably better to go into your general waste rather than recycling bins. Besides, there are concerns “eco-glitter” causes similar ...

  • News Wrap: Former VP Mike Pence ends his 2024 presidential campaign

    News Wrap: Former VP Mike Pence ends his 2024 presidential campaign

    Oct 28, 2023 09:45 PM EST

    ... tentative deal that could end a six-week strike. ... John Yang: In Maine law enforcement officials said it was on the third search of a recycling center Friday that they discovered the body of Robert Card the suspect in the massacre of 18 people and wounding of 13. He died ...

  • 'Ghost gear' piles up in the Gulf of Maine amid plastic onslaught on oceans

    'Ghost gear' piles up in the Gulf of Maine amid plastic onslaught on oceans

    Sep 19, 2023 10:30 PM EST

    ... can ingest it. It can break down. And the reason for that is, is because fishing gear can be incredibly light and float within the water column, where often the marine animals live and play. Miles O'Brien: The nonprofit leads the Global Ghost Gear Initiative, fostering recycling projects that ...