Tag: recycle
New law requires clothing companies in California to have recycling program...
Companies producing clothing, bedding, towels and upholstery are now mandated by law to administer and fund the repair, reuse and recycling of their products statewide.
New report makes case against Big Oil and plastic industry for...
A decades-long campaign about the recyclability of plastics despite internal knowledge contrary to its claims lays out a foundation for potential lawsuits.
Can we fix recycling? Some companies are trying
"People want to do the right thing, but we have to make it convenient—to make it frictionless. And that's what we aim to do."
Tokyo Olympics medals were made with tons of recycled smartphones, laptops...
While the Japanese will be the first to have all of the Olympic medals made out of recycled material, the concept is not new.
Matchbox joins toy companies to make toys more eco-friendly
Matchbox car swill be made of 99 percent recycled materials and will hit store shelves in 2022.
The recycling industry in America is broken
There is a vast divide between the misleading, popular notion of recycling as a "solution" to the American over consumption problem and the darker reality of recycling as a failing business model.
Trader Joe’s announces plans to phaseout plastic waste after Greenpeace petition...
"The only way we are going to tackle this crisis is by pressuring corporations and governments to move away from throwaway plastics for good, and toward systems of reuse."
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Trump executive order targets state climate laws, shields fossil fuel industry from accountability
New order directs Justice Department to block enforcement of state climate laws, raising legal questions and stoking fears of fossil fuel immunity.
This chart explains why Trump backflipped on tariffs. The economic damage would have been huge
The answer is simple: the economic cost to the U.S. was too high.
New book reveals tactics Coca-Cola uses to remain No. 1 soft drink company in...
“Sweet and Deadly: How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes Us Sick” is a detailed account of the tactics used to maintain a great reputation despite company's secrets.
Louisiana jury orders Chevron to pay millions to restore coastal wetlands
The jury found Texaco, which was bought by Chevron in 2001, in violation of state coastal resource regulations because the company didn't restore wetlands destroyed by drilling oil wells, dredging canals and dumped wastewater.
Another rupture: Keystone pipeline shutdown threatens fuel prices and exposes pattern of failure
Oil spill in North Dakota raises environmental and economic concerns as safety record of “safest pipeline in the world” comes under renewed scrutiny.