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The ‘recycled’ plastic in your shoes, shirts, and bags? It’s still destined for the landfill.
In the public’s mind, and to many governments and industry groups, recycling happens any time a used product is refashioned into something new. It’s this definition that allows so many T-shirts, tote ...
Business Insider4y
7 sustainable alternatives to plastic bags — from reusable produce bags to totes made from upcycled denim
The bags come in a wide range of cute colors and patterns, made from a non-recycled ripstop nylon ($10) or an option made with 40% recycled nylon, sourced from pre-consumer waste. Use your Baggu ...
What Kind of Dog Poop Bags Should I Use?
The United States Department of Agriculture says dog-waste compost can be used as a soil additive for things like lawns, ...
Center for Biological Diversity3mon
The Problem With Plastic Bags
Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...
Business Insider3y
How plastic bags are turned into $100 Thaely sneakers
An curved arrow pointing right. Thaely, a new footwear company, gets its name from the Hindi word for plastic bags. The company says every pair of Y2K Pro sneakers contains 10 bags and 12 bottles.
Abington Journal5d
Keystone College students participate in My Brother’s Keeper Sleeping Bag Project
Keystone College’s Student Activities recently sponsored a service project on campus in the Hibbard Campus Center. Keystone ...
Recycling Today3y
Update: New Jersey governor signs recycled-content bill into law
Phil Murphy has signed a bill into law that will establish postconsumer recycled content requirements for rigid plastic containers, glass containers, paper and plastic carryout bags and plastic ...