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How NYC's composting law could start a national recycling domino effect

How to sell New Yorkers on setting aside food waste? Talk about the decrease in rats.

Will we ever be able to recycle our clothes like an aluminum can?

A new factory operated by Renewcell, a textile recycling company in Sweden, is the first step in turning old clothes into new, high-quality fashion.

Rich countries are illegally exporting plastic trash to poor countries, data suggests

A watchdog group alleges "rampant" violations of international law.
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How a floating trash fire in New York exposes a threat to national recycling efforts

Lithium-ion batteries are widely considered a growing threat to recycling facilities across the United States, but data on them is limited.

The future is full of zombie garbage

As the coast erodes, decades-old trash is coming out of the ground.
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Pandemic garbage boom ignites debate over waste as energy

America remains awash in refuse as new cases of the coronavirus decline — and that has reignited a debate about the sustainability of burning more trash to create energy.

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It might be the world's biggest ocean, but the mighty Pacific is in peril

The Pacific Ocean produces oxygen, helps regulates the weather, provides food and livelihoods. It's a place of fun, solace and spiritual connection. But its delicate ecology is under threat.
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