Industrial Recycling
December 5, 2018
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 […]
October 3, 2018
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
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
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 […]
February 1, 2018
Glass is infinitely and completely recyclable, right? For years, that’s what we’ve been told. And the Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) stands by that claim. But now glass […]
December 6, 2017
As a species, we generate a lot of garbage. Americans alone produce about 300 million tons of refuse per year. That’s 300 million tons of waste […]
November 1, 2017
Remember when you had to sort your recyclables? Paper, cardboard and newspaper in one bin. Plastic, glass and tin cans in another. Businesses had to do […]
October 4, 2017
“Styrofoam” has traditionally been the bane of environmentalists. It’s cheap to produce, lightweight, and does not biodegrade naturally over time. In other words, it’s a […]
