

Arts May 20

In San Francisco, art enthusiasts recently gathered for an exhibition of unusual pieces, in which every material used came from the nearby city dump. The works represented the culmination of an artist residency at Recology, San Francisco’s waste and recycling…
By Cat Wise
Science Dec 21

Many Americans will toss their mountainous pile of holiday waste into the recycling bin, which can do more harm than good. Here's how to properly dispose of holiday wrappings, decorations and Christmas lights.
By Jamie Leventhal
Making Sen$e Oct 11

China’s decision to buy less recyclable material from the U.S. has prompted major questions about how we handle waste in America. What will we do with our abundance of plastic bottles and pizza boxes, if exporting them is no longer…
World Oct 05

Easter Island off the coast of Chile has a major trash problem. It’s near what’s known as a “trash vortex” in the middle of the South Pacific and floating waste is constantly washing ashore. Local officials estimate the growing population…
By Jeffrey Brown, Mike Fritz
Oct 04

By Paul Solman
Until this year, China had been America's -- and the world's -- number one recycling market. But China has shut its doors to plastic waste, which could result by 2030 in more than 100 million tons of trash with nowhere…
Sep 26

By Amna Nawaz, Lorna Baldwin
In the 70 years that plastic has been around, humans have created 9 billion tons of it -- most of which still exists. Are the existing strategies for tackling plastic pollution -- namely reusing and recycling -- really making any…
Mar 19

By Megan Thompson, Mori Rothman
About one-third of all the food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted, according to the United Nations. But several years ago, South Korea instituted a law that requires residents to separate food waste from other garbage and imposes…
Jun 07

By Gretchen Frazee
As consumers call for more sustainable products, companies are experimenting with ways to meet the growing demand for recycled clothing while maintaining their bottom lines.
May 09

The U.S. leads the world in e-waste, and while electronic recycling is increasingly popular, what happens after consumers drop off their computers, phones and other products is less clear. A watchdog group has found a lot of tossed junk, with…
Support Provided By: Learn more
Educate your inbox
Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.
Trending Now
-
Read Dec 05 WATCH: Pelosi fires back at reporter who asks if she ‘hates’ Trump
-
Watch Dec 05 The Who’s Pete Townshend doesn’t enjoy performing. Here’s what he’d rather do
-
Watch Dec 05 Rep. Dean on Trump’s ‘extraordinary obstruction’ and the case for impeachment
-
Watch Dec 05 Of Trump’s potentially impeachable conduct, ‘the facts are in dispute,’ says Collins
-
Read Dec 05 Trump to Democrats: If you’re going to impeach me, ‘do it now, fast’