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Paving Roads With Recycled Plastic
A Scottish company pioneers a method for using waste plastic to make tough, long-wearing roads
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Recycling Rates Decline in California
For the first time since 2010, the state's recycling rate fell below 50%
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Are We Recycling Too Much of Our Trash?
Recycling up to 10% appears to reduce social costs, but any recycling over 10% costs the environment and the economy more than it helps
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Beyond Recycling
Solving e-waste problems must include gadget designers as well as consumers
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Recycled PVC Raises Health Concerns
A report from the Healthy Building Network finds that levels of lead in vinyl flooring made with recycled plastics can be alarmingly high
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You May Like These Plastic Water Bottles
After use, these specially designed bottles are squashed flat and turned into roofing tiles
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Arizona Bans Ban on Bags
While some communities around the country mull bans on plastic grocery sacks, Arizona has new law prohibiting bans or extra fees
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Plastic Production Rises But Recycling Can’t Keep Up
Production continues its 50-year trend upward, but millions of pounds of plastics end up in landfills and the oceans
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Curbside Recycling for Polystyrene Foam
A Nova Scotia community launches the province's first recycling program specifically for rigid foam
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Design for Disassembly
Let’s design new buildings in a way that makes it easier to remove reusable components when the building reaches the end of its life
