As with any type of action, there is usually more than one way to achieve a desired goal. Lets take the various methods of plastic recycling for example. While plastic is one of the most collected recycling materials, it is also one of the hardest compounds to break down and use effectively. This fact becomes [...]
Since recycling is a market-based solution to a public problem, improvements to it are similarly market-based whenever possible. That’s why recycling programs are most likely to be profitable and have the capital to improve when demand for recycled products is high. This can be legislated to a certain extent. For instance, there are many states [...]
If you have done any studying about recycling plastic at all aside from just learning to put in a recycling bin, you have doubtless come across the growing debate and work on the different processes of plastic recycling. With plastics, all things are not created equal. Plastics with different uses often have wildly different chemical [...]
Many people unfortunately feel that one person and their recycling habits simply cant make a difference in the overall health of the environment. This couldn’t be less true. Obviously, the more people that get into recycling, the better, but every effort, no matter how small, has a positive impact on the world around us. All [...]
The short answer is, yes. No, they will not cause the sun to fall out of the sky, but when it comes to making recycling difficult and causing a massive amount of litter, plastic bags are an environmental disaster. For starters, the 100 billion or so plastic bags that were consumed in North America in [...]
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