waste
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‘How do they treat wastewater when they go into outer space?’
This Thanksgiving, here's a recipe for change.
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This Fixer wrote the book on addressing poverty, wastewater, and climate change in rural America
A conversation with Catherine Flowers, author of Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret.
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These shops will sell you shampoo, but it’s BYOB — bring your own bottle
Across the continent, stores are serving up essentials like dish soap and shampoo minus the packaging, and the guilt.
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One very bad habit is fueling the global recycling meltdown
It’s called “wishcycling,” and pretty much all of us do it.
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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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Garbage is a dirty business. L.A. is trying to clean it up.
Los Angeles tries to make the garbage industry better for workers and better for the environment.
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You can buy refurbished clothes for less from this Earth-friendly startup
A startup wants to fix those pants you broke in the dressing room — and sell them to you at a discount.
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This restaurant fines customers who waste food
It’s harsh, but this policy is both eco-friendly and humanitarian.
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Kansas City is making millions by using municipal sewer sludge to fertilize a farm
Last year the city used 9,982 tons of sewer sludge fertilizer on 1,340 acres of corn and soybean crops.