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Recycling Mystery: Dental Appliances

Dental appliances are often classified as hazardous waste and require special disposal methods.

Most dental clinics discard appliances with medical waste due to the difficulty of recycling them.

The composition of dental appliances complicates recycling efforts, hindering efforts to utilize these materials sustainably.

Recycling Mystery: Vapes and Vaping Products

Vaping presents significant health and environmental risks despite initial perceptions as a healthier alternative to smoking.

Recycling Mystery: Dental Appliances

Dental appliances are often classified as hazardous waste and require special disposal methods.

Most dental clinics discard appliances with medical waste due to the difficulty of recycling them.

The composition of dental appliances complicates recycling efforts, hindering efforts to utilize these materials sustainably.

Recycling Mystery: Vapes and Vaping Products

Vaping presents significant health and environmental risks despite initial perceptions as a healthier alternative to smoking.

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Best of Earth911 Podcast: DS Smith's Wouter van Tol on Seaweed-based Packaging

Exploring sustainable food packaging alternatives, specifically seaweed-based materials, can significantly improve recyclability and reduce environmental impact.

A Simple Way to Give Your Old Clothes a Second Life

Most donated clothing end up in landfills, with only a quarter being resold, highlighting the issues in textile recycling and consumer habits.

Soft plastics are a scourge of the Earth, but there are ways to break our toxic addiction

Australia leads in single-use plastic waste, worsening environmental impacts

Global single-use plastic consumption surged despite awareness efforts

Soft plastics are largely unrecyclable, causing significant climate damage

The recycling system for soft plastics has significant operational challenges

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