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When in doubt, throw it out – but not in the recycling bin. Basak Gurbuz Derman/Moment via Getty Images

What is wishcycling? Two waste experts explain

Jessica Heiges, University of California, Berkeley and Kate O'Neill, University of California, Berkeley

Tossing something into your recycling bin that can’t be processed does more harm than good.
Packaging for consumer products represents a large share of U.S. solid waste, and barely half of it is recycled. iStock via Getty Images

Packaging generates a lot of waste – now Maine and Oregon want manufacturers to foot the bill for getting rid of it

Jessica Heiges, University of California, Berkeley and Kate O'Neill, University of California, Berkeley

Maine and Oregon have enacted laws that require makers of consumer product packaging to pay for recycling or disposing of it. Will other states follow?
Volunteers load plastic bags for a weekly food pantry service in Everett, Mass., May 10, 2020. Everett has some of the highest COVID-19 infections rates in the state. Joseph Prezioso /AFP via Getty Images

COVID‑19 has resurrected single‑use plastics – are they back to stay?

Jessica Heiges, University of California, Berkeley and Kate O'Neill, University of California, Berkeley

Pandemic precautions have given new life to disposable plastic products, which the industry claims are more ‘hygienic’ than reusables. But critics say there’s no scientific evidence this is so.

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