trash
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Want to pick up litter while jogging?
No, we don't either. But go ahead!
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If nature doesn’t need trash, neither do we
Natural systems evolve to be closed-loop and waste-free. Human ones should take a cue from nature.
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A zombie garbage incinerator divides a working-class town in Massachusetts.
For two decades, residents in Revere, Massachusetts, have seemingly had to choose between jobs and their health.
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Companies are turning ocean trash into running shoes and sunglasses
“Upcycling” marine plastic into fashion items is gaining traction.
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Watch America’s trash problem keep getting bigger
This map shows where landfills have sprung up over the last 100 years.
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City takes your collected trash, gives you fresh food in return
A growing number of cities in Central and South America are giving residents what may be the best deal ever made: You give us trash, and we give you food.
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This graphic novel about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch looks awesome
I’m Not a Plastic Bag is a graphic novel about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the agglomeration of plastic flakes that is swirling around in the Pacific Ocean. The book follows the journey of several pieces of trash destined to become part of the patch. The images are beautiful, and the story’s reminiscent of The […]
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Dutch ‘Repair Cafes’ keep stuff out of the trash by fixing it for free
In the Netherlands, there are more than 30 "Repair Cafes" -- groups that meet once or twice a month to repair clothes and gizmos and tools that might otherwise be discarded.