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A river runs between hills covered with trees displaying fall foliage colors.
A woman stands in front of a garbage dump next to an abandoned building holding a poster that says "there is no planet b."
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Recycling startup Ridwell makes household recycling easier

Recycling startup Ridwell makes household recycling easier

The Seattle startup Ridwell is building a business around collecting all the old batteries, clamshell containers and lightbulbs that most recycling programs leave behind.
Plastics industry insiders reveal the truth about recycling
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Plastics industry insiders reveal the truth about recycling

They never believed it would actually solve the plastic waste problem. Today, it’s estimated that no more than 10 percent of plastic produced has ever been recycled.
Curbside quandary: Who will fix America's ailing recycling programs?
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Curbside quandary: Who will fix America's ailing recycling programs?

A new study finds that 54 communities have ditched their curbside recycling, but solutions may lie with government, industry and consumers.
One thing we can do: Fix recycling
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One thing we can do: Fix recycling

Recycling in the United States is broken.

San Francisco’s quest to make landfills obsolete
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San Francisco’s quest to make landfills obsolete

‘Zero Waste’ might be the impossible dream, but San Francisco isn’t giving up.
Nespresso just spent $1.2 million to fix a problem it created by existing

Nespresso just spent $1.2 million to fix a problem it created by existing

The coffee pod company is investing the money to help New York City's recycling centers better recycle their coffee capsules (and, to be fair, a lot of other small pieces of metal).

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