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New research suggests municipalities could improve recycling and composting rates by changing how often they collect garbage and organics.
Not all plastic is the same. Old yogurt cups and milk jugs, for example, don’t play well together when being turned into new materials. However, there are solutions.
The UK needs to fix its recycling system for a more sustainable future.
The COVID-019 pandemic has boosted use of disposable packaging and personal protective equipment, at the same time that many recycling programs are facing budget cuts. The upshot: More plastic trash.
Americans recycle only about one-third of the solid waste we generate. A behavioral scientist argues that with the right motivators, we could do more.
Where does plastic waste go when it reaches the ocean? For most of it, not far.
Every year the US burns more than 34 million tons of garbage in incinerators. These plants are major pollution sources, and most are clustered in disadvantaged communities.
Trump’s plan to slap $200 billion more in tariffs on Chinese goods is premised on yesterday’s waste-fueled economy. Tomorrow’s economy is ‘circular.’
Incineration of household waste has gotten a bad name, argues an economist, who sees today’s recycling crisis as an opportunity to reconsider how the U.S. handles its waste.
Littering in protest is indicative of a discordant society, and a culture of littering can tell us a lot about a society’s ethos.
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Professor of Management, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Professor of Economics, Bucknell University
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Environmental Toxicology, Heriot-Watt University
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Research Associate, Sustainable Consumption Institute and Sustainable Innovation Hub, University of Manchester
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Post Doctoral Research Associate, Materials Engineering, University of Manchester
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management, The New School
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PhD Candidate in Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan
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Director of Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub, University of Manchester
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Business and Plastics, University of Manchester
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Manchester
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Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan
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Professor of Management, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles
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Associate Professor of Plastics Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic
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PhD Student, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University