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For more than a decade, Courtney Williams and her family have lived in the shadow of the Wheelabrator waste-to-energy incinerator, located along the Hudson River in Peekskill, New York. "We go outside, we open the door, and the ... kind of burning plastic ...
These days, when you head to a shop to buy clothes, most brands package your purchases in a recyclable paper bag, which looks more eco-friendly than plastic. But behind the scenes—in back rooms that most customers never see—every single clothing ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — For the second year, SpartanNash is partnering with Home Repair Services and Trex Company to transform hundreds of thousands of plastic grocery bags into durable, long-lasting ramps for veterans in need. This gives the gift of ...
Prevent a mess of plastic bags under the sink by using these expert organizing hacks. Getty Images / SDI Productions Plastic grocery bags are no friend to the environment, but they're hard to avoid altogether. Plastic bags can’t be put to the curb for ...
A new chemical process can essentially vaporize plastics that dominate the waste stream today and turn them into hydrocarbon building blocks for new plastics. The catalytic process, developed at the University of California, Berkeley, works equally well ...
Ten years after California approved a plastic bag ban that’s been blamed for making its plastic bag problem worse, the state is banning single-use plastic grocery bags entirely. In 2014, California became the first state to pass a plastic bag ban.
Lexington is collecting plastic bags at multiple locations including at the Lexington City Government Center, 200 E. Main St. The bags will be recycled and turned into a bench for LexTran riders. LFUCG Lexington’s recycling center can not recycle plastic ...
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