Good, Better, Best: Eliminating Plastic Waste

Going completely plastic-free may be possible, but plastic is so woven into daily life that even the most committed ...
NPR

I avoided plastic for a week. Here is what I learned about a plastic-free life

Americans, on average, toss out about three quarters of a pound of plastic each day, according to researchers at Oxford University. Most of that trash winds up in a landfill. As someone who loves ...
CNN

A year ago, I hoarded my trash to track my waste. Here’s what I swapped, and still swear by, to cut out single-use plastic

This article is part of CNN Underscored’s Earth Week, a weeklong focus on our planet and ways to celebrate and preserve it. We’ll be featuring tips on how to live more sustainably, products to help ...
Recycling Today

Rumpke to accept plastic clamshell containers for recycling

Following the opening of its new material recovery facility (MRF) in Columbus, Ohio, earlier this summer, Rumpke Waste & Recycling will expand the recyclables it accepts to include clamshell plastic ...
Popular Science

Your compostable cups and containers aren’t reversing the plastic problem

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TechCrunch

Algramo aims to cut plastic waste with a reusable container ecosystem and $8.5M A round

Single-use plastic containers make up a huge amount of the world’s waste, but so far no one has come up with a good way to replace them that’s also easy for consumers and cost-effective. Algramo may ...
Phys.org

Only about 5% of plastic waste gets recycled in US, new report says

Only 5% to 6% of the 46 million tons of plastic waste generated annually in the U.S. gets recycled, a big dip from the last estimate of nearly 9% just a few years ago, according to a new study by two ...