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China stopped taking our plastic. Now America is drowning in it.
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAmericans produce 40 million tons of plastic waste each year. And it has to go somewhere. Carl...
Your recycled plastic bag may make it around the world or it may land in a local landfill
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWildly popular with consumers, recycling in the USA is in crisis right now, particularly for...
9 Investigates: Plastic bags recycled in Central Florida found around the world
WFTV via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe fight to reduce plastic waste may not be delivered as promised, with plastic bags dropped off at...
Plastic packaging from a UK supermarket found dumped in vulnerable Myanmar communities
The Independent via Yahoo News· 8 months ago‘The more you dig into the recycling of plastic, you realize that it’s really a sham,’ an...
This California city asked where its recycling went. The answer wasn't pretty.
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFour years ago, city officials in Palo Alto, California, posed what they thought was a...
Facility seen polluting Malaysian river part of anti-pollution program promoted by US plastics...
ABC News via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA plastics facility listed as a member of an environmental stewardship program created by American...
Troubling map illustrates a ‘massive fail’ for aquatic life worldwide: ‘Very serious problem no one...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA graphic posted on the Reddit forum r/MapPorn is creating a sense of disappointment among users....
Opinion: The plastics ban is bad for people and the environment
Financial Post via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoElmira Aliakbari and Julio Mejia Earlier this month, the Alberta and Saskatchewan governments...
Szydlowski: Recycling Has Problems
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoColumbia recently announced that it would no longer pick up recycling for a while due to staffing shortages. While this seems like a major setback for...
Canadian companies illegally shipped at least 2,300 metric tons of waste overseas, documents show
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOTTAWA — The federal government has issued dozens of warning letters and fines to Canadian companies for shipping illegal waste overseas in the last five years, but critics say the penalties ...
