PoliticsAndy Wright/Flickr The 5 most common recycling mistakes, and how to avoid them How to handle plastic bags, batteries, milk cartons, metals, and...bowling balls.
Good News Target will design all its own branded products for circularity by 204 The company will also aim to be fully net zero by the same year.
Causes www.nationalobserver.com Ontario’s recycling revamp falls short, critics say The revamped rules are billed as a “bold step," but critics say the burden could be passed to consumers, and that new targets are too low.
Solutions www.nytimes.com Starbucks will stop using disposable cups in South Korea by 2025 The coffeehouse chain plans to introduce program in which customers will pay a deposit for reusable cups, part of an effort to reduce the company’s carbon footprint.
Newsletter www.nytimes.com Your energy bill is probably climbing. Here's why Also this week, rethinking the way we shop.
Causes ctmirror.org MIRA plant a symbol of Conn.'s struggle to move into 21st century Waste systems in Connecticut are reaching a tipping point, raising the question of whether it's time to reinvent how we get rid of our trash.
Politics www.independent.co.uk Plastic cotton buds now banned in Scotland in fight against ‘global climate emergency’ 'This ban builds on work already underway to address Scotland's throwaway culture,' says Scotland's environment secretary.
As Biden prepares to block the sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel, pollution concerns persist in Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania fracking company with more than 2,000 environmental violations selected for federal environmental justice funding