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February 6, 2019
The Ocean Cleanup

Can The Ocean Cleanup Eliminate the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

On September 8, the Danish offshore tugboat Maersk Launcher left the port of San Francisco, towing a 2000-foot-long floating tube attached to a 10-foot screen. It’s […]
January 2, 2019
plastics to energy

Converting Plastics to Energy: The End of the Line

On a South Australian beach in May of 2016, local residents were cleaning up the shoreline after a storm. Among the debris they recovered was a […]
December 5, 2018

Transforming Haitian Waste, Case by Case

Amid the landfills and impoverished streets of one of the world’s poorest nations, hope is emerging. Resourceful entrepreneurs and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) alike are tapping into […]
November 7, 2018

Specialized Recyclables…Who Knew?

(Editor’s Note: This is an article about specialized recycling efforts. None of the items mentioned are recycled by Power Recycling.) In 1989, Alabama hair stylist Phil […]
October 3, 2018

Robotics and Recycling Do Mix!

Working at a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) can be dirty and dangerous. In fact, MRF workers are more than twice as likely to be injured on the job […]
September 5, 2018
landfill mining

Landfills: Sitting on a Gold Mine?

Nobody wants to live near a landfill. Landfills present a host of environmental problems, such as methane emissions and groundwater contamination, often resulting in health-related issues for […]
August 1, 2018

Could You Live in an Earthship?

Fifteen minutes outside of Taos, N.M., sits the global headquarters for one of the world’s most extraordinary construction firms. Earthship Global is the brainchild of architect […]
July 4, 2018

Exporting Our Waste: Who Will Take It?

The Chinese cargo ship lumbers into the American port, its containers brimming with all manner of consumer goods. Electronics, machinery, furniture, toys, plastics. Four days later, […]

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