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- New report reveals 70 million metric tons of plastic burned worldwide each year Wed, 22 May 19, 4:30amA new report reveals the scale of the world’s plastic problem and the alarming amount of plastic that is burned. Despite the grave and well-documented consequences for human health, about 12 percent of all plastic in the...
- Garbage from Hurricane Irma will now help power Florida Tue, 19 Sep 17, 1:11amHurricane Irma left a mess of destruction in its wake. But in Florida, some of that trash will be put to good use - as electricity. Garbage will be burned in waste-to-energy plants, including one in Hillsborough County, where...
- Burn the trash, forget the toxins is the USA’s new garbage policy Fri, 16 Jan 15, 1:30am“Burn baby, burn” is an old chant for a new generation of Americans who are too inconvenienced to put a bottle or two in a blue bin instead of a brown one...
- Sweden Now Recycles a Staggering 99 Percent of its Garbage Thu, 4 Sep 14, 2:08amSweden now recycles or reuses an incredible 99 percent of its waste, an improvement on the already impressive 2012 figure of 96 percent. The country uses a waste management hierarchy system that focuses in descending order...
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