Study: If You Drink Tap Water, You’re Also Drinking Plastic Fibers
A new study revealed some disturbing results about the water coming from your tap. After testing water samples across the country, research showed that most drinking water is contaminated with…
Would You Wear a Garbage Suit? This Guy Did
How much waste do you generate each day? The average American creates about 4.5 pounds of garbage each day. Most people don’t think twice about tossing an empty coffee cup…
Floating Plastic is Now a Toxic Buffet for Fish
The ocean is teeming with exotic fish, large mammals, microscopic plankton – and plastic. Lots and lots of plastic. Researchers estimate some 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic are floating in…
Recycling is Not a Cure All
Study Shows Recycling or Incinerating Plastic Isn’t a Cure-All for the Environment Plastic is everywhere. Your smartphone, car, takeout containers, bottled water and cosmetic containers – all contain plastic. It…
22-Year-Old Set to Launch Floating Trash Collectors in the Ocean
When a 16-year-old Dutch teenager went diving off the coast of Greece, he was disgusted by the amount of plastic in the ocean. For Boyan Slat, the trip was a…
Is That a Bathtub in Your Recycling Bin?
It’s not uncommon to get a little confused about recycling rules. You can recycle cardboard boxes, but not pizza boxes. You can recycle glass jars, but they must be washed…
Will California Lawmakers Help Stop the Collapse of the Recycling System?
California’s recycling program is hurting. Almost 200 recycling centers shutdown last year, with 278 jobs lost. In addition, 800 redemption centers closed, forcing residents to travel farther to return their…
‘Trash Islands’ Growing Larger With No Easy Solution
By 2050, there will be more pieces of plastic in the ocean than fish, according to CNN. There’s so much garbage floating around the world that ‘trash islands’ are becoming…
A 50ft Beached Whale Shows Consumers the Harmful Effects of Plastic Waste
There are a ton of articles, literature, and scientific studies that show how damaging plastic waste is to marine life, but the problem remains. Recently, Greenpeace Philippines took action. The…
Big Brands Create $100 Million Fund to Improve Recycling in U.S.
Can a $100 Million Fund Revamp America’s Failing Recycling System? Some of America’s biggest brands have come together to help improve the nation’s poor recycling efforts. Americans recycle just 34…
How Americans Stack up in the Global Recycling Game
How Americans Stack up in the Global Recycling Game (Spoiler Alert: We’re Losing) The nation’s curbs may be lined with blue bins, but that’s not enough to win America a…
Warning: Don’t Refill a Disposable Water Bottle
How much water do you drink in a day? Whether you just completed a workout, spent some time at the beach or just need something to quench your thirst, you…
Video: We Hit the Streets to Find Out How Much People Really Know About Recycling
We went to the streets to see how much people really know about recycling.
Recycling is a Losing Industry: So What’s Next?
In its hay day, recycling was a profitable business. Employers, cities, and haulers were all making money. Today, it’s a losing battle. One national news outlet calls recycling a, “money…
