Solutions www.nytimes.com Federal bill seeks to make companies responsible for plastic waste The legislation, to be introduced Tuesday, has little chance of becoming a law, but the effort shows the increased influence of environmental groups in taking on recycling issues.
Causes www.fairwarning.org Fields of waste: Artificial turf, touted as recycling fix for millions of scrap tires, becomes mounting disposal mess With hundreds of fields reaching end of life each year, the artificial turf industry is under pressure to find a sustainable solution.
Causes www.theverge.com Cyber Monday and Black Friday flood the struggling recycling system with cardboard After China’s recycling ban, more cardboard could end up in landfills.
Politics ensia.com Should countries and cities generate energy by burning trash? As the world's garbage piles up, controversy over waste-to-energy incineration continues.
A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled
Pennsylvania health advocates say Trump’s first 100 days in office have caused “100 harms” to local communities
