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Recycling Gone Wrong: Everyday Items Tainted With Harmful Chemicals
Your recycled kitchen utensils might be harboring a toxic secret.
Mongabay on MSN23h
How ‘waste colonialism’ underpins Asia’s plastic problem (commentary)
Out of sight, out of mind’ is a typical approach to waste and is one of the main reasons why the waste trade persists. The world discovered that toxic waste was being dumped in Africa and other ...
How EPR, An Obscure Recycling Policy, Went From Radioactive To A Global Imperative
Where regulation is done right, society benefits, and usually, investor opportunities follow. One of the areas where we’re ...
Your black plastic spatula could be slowly poisoning you, study says. Here’s what to do
A new study found that everyday household items made of black recycled plastic have a high chance of containing dangerous ...
ArchDaily4h
A Fresh Coat With a Hidden Cost—The Microplastics We're Adding with Every Brushstroke
Discover the often-overlooked impacts of traditional paints and explore how sustainable alternatives can contribute to a ...
thecooldown17h
Landfill employees file lawsuit against company over 'disturbing' toxic waste disposal practice: 'Deliberate pollution'
Landfill employees in California have filed suit against their employer, alleging a decades-long practice of dumping toxic waste into waterways. According to The New Lede, 15 workers at the Clover ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature17h
The plastic pollution crisis
By 2015, 60% of all plastic ever produced had become plastic waste, and in today’s world, plastic waste is ubiquitous – it’s in the air, in the soil, in freshwater, and in the sea. Much of the world’s ...