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An environmentalist decided to put a GPS tracker in with her recycle to see where it ended up — and the results were absolutely shocking.

Hazardous Waste

"We want to know what was happening with this stuff."

Woman Disgusted When She Uses Tracker to See Where Her Plastic Recycling Really Ends Up

Researchers have devised a novel way to extract gold from electronic waste, a sustainable method that is based on a food industry byproduct.

E-Waste Goldmine

They used a byproduct from the cheesemaking process to turn e-waste into gold.

New Technique to Extract Gold From Old Electronics Could Make a Fortune, Scientists Say

A convincing hoax tricked numerous media publications into reporting that Barbie-maker Mattel was to go plastic-free by 2030.

This Barbie Is Fighting Recycling Misinformation

A whole bunch of prominent media outlets were fooled.

Mattel Denies Claim That All Barbies Will Be Compostable

While recycling campaigns help limit what heads to the landfill, scientists are saying that it's masked the growing waste crisis.

Earth Crisis

We thought we were doing the right thing!

Scientists Say Recycling Has Backfired Spectacularly

According to a scathing new Greenpeace USA report, only five percent of plastic waste generated by US households — a shockingly low number.

Reduce, Reuse, Landfill

Recycling plastic is a "failed concept," according to a scathing new report.

A Shocking Amount of US "Recycling" Goes Straight to the Landfill

These are our tips for the best ways to recycle your old electronics.

FROM THE DEPT. OF THINGS TO BUY

Keep your laptop from ending up in a landfill.

How to Recycle Electronics

Bill Nye the Science Guy told viewers in a new Coca-Cola advertisement that Coke is creating a world without plastic waste and pollution.

Plastic Guy

Say it ain’t so, Bill!

Bill Nye Accused of Shilling for Huge Polluter

So many people wanted to donate their pubes to save the planet that the company putting it on literally ran out of pouches to collect the hairy refuse.

Pubic Service

"Thank you for giving your pubes a purpose."

Cursed Activist Project Received So Many Pubes That It Ran Out of Collection Pouches

What if we told you that you could literally build buildings out of plastic bags and water bottles?

Bye Plastic

This sounds mildly ingenious.

Startup Turns "Unrecyclable" Plastic Into Giant, Indestructible Construction Bricks

The rocket is partially powered by plastics used in a wide variety of plastic products like laundry detergent bottles, beverage bottles and other consumer products, making it a readily available source for fuel.

Plastic Power

Plastic-powered space transport is here.

Startup Tests Rocket Powered by Recycled Plastic

Chemicals manufacturer Honeywell International has announced that it has come up with a new way to turn low-grade plastic waste into high quality oil.

Plastic Into Oil

Is this a solution to our growing plastic waste problem?

New Technique Turns Plastic Waste Back Into Refinery-Quality Oil

In a recent report, Tesla claimed that it can reuse up to 92 percent of raw materials that go into its battery cells from recycled materials.

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