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fromEarth911
3 days ago

Recycling Mystery: Label Backing Sheets

Release liner waste in the U.S. exceeds 400,000 tons annually, with most ending up in landfills due to recycling challenges.
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fromEarth911
1 month ago

How To Recycle Sealed Air Instapak Foam Packaging

Instapak foam cushions are difficult to recycle through conventional systems due to their polyurethane foam and polyethylene film composite construction, making reuse the most practical disposal option.
fromwww.dw.com
6 months ago

Gen Z pushes back against fast furniture DW 10/09/2025

Santos is part of a younger generation of decor scavengers increasingly aware of furniture's massive carbon footprint and therefore happy to shop secondhand. They don't want to buy things that will be dumped a little further down the line. Globally, researchers estimate at least 51 million tons of furniture are consumed every year with more than 95% of it discarded.
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fromThe Verge
8 months ago
Environment

A treaty to end plastic pollution is still out of reach - that's not necessarily a bad thing

fromThe Verge
8 months ago
Environment

A treaty to end plastic pollution is still out of reach - that's not necessarily a bad thing

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