recycling

The Plan to Make Producers Pay to Fix Recycling in the U.S.

By Alana Semuels

The New Gold Rush for Our e-Waste

By Tara John

We’re Failing Student Moms

By The Aspen Institute

Up to 20% of U.S. E-Waste 'Sent to Hong Kong'

By Kevin Lui / Hong Kong
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Overcooling Buildings Is Wasting Millions

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

Exploring the Upside of Distress

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

How Poop Can Be Worth $9.5 Billion

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By Jeffrey Kluger

Niagara Falls' Terrifying Recycling Mascot is Named Totes McGoats

"I guess you would say Totes is a cute animal mascot, kind of scary actually."

By Tanya Basu

How to Keep Your Jeans Clean With a Plastic Bag

And other unexpected uses

By Jill Ayers / This Old House

Report: Plastic Pollution in the Ocean Is Reaching Crisis Levels

Plastic has infiltrated the ocean's ecosystem, from plankton to whales.

By Claire Groden / Fortune

How Napping Is Good for You

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

Got a Great Recycling Idea? H&M Wants To Give You 1 Million Euros

H&M's chief exec: 'No company, fast-fashion or not, can continue exactly like today'

By Michal Addady / Fortune

Why Recycling Is a Bad Deal for Cities

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

The Iconic Coca-Cola Bottle Is Getting a Surprising Update

It's pretty sweet

By Dan Mitchell

Migrant Scrap Peddlers Eke Out a Living on Beijing's Edge

“These people make the city work,” says Getty photographer Kevin Frayer. “Beijing needs them”

By Emily Rauhala / Beijing

Five Best Ideas of the Day: January 13

1. The U.S. could improve its counterinsurgency strategy by gathering better public opinion data from people in conflict zones.By Andrew Shaver and Yang-Yang Zhou in the Washington Post2. The drought-stricken western U.S. can learn from...

By The Aspen Institute

Five Best Ideas of the Day: January 5

1. After 13 years at war chasing shifting priorities and the wildly different visions of civilian leadership, America’s military is a force adrift.By Andrew Tilghman, Hope Hodge Seck, Michelle Tan, Patricia Kime, David Larter, Steve...

By The Aspen Institute

E.U. Plans to Scrap Environmental Laws

The proposed laws are aimed at preventing tens of thousands of premature deaths and set a 70% recycling target by 2030

By Rishi Iyengar

Most People Say They Could Get Rid of Tons of Stuff and Still Be Happy

Deep in your heart of hearts, you probably know you could unload the majority of your possessions without getting too upset.Could you get rid of most of your stuff and still be happy? The majority...

By Brad Tuttle

Apple Will Now Recycle Any Product You Give Back

Apple Stores will now accept any of the company's products for recycling at no charge, and may even give you a store credit to be used against a new model if the items you are trading in look in resealable condition

By Matt Vella
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