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Check out what we are reading across the web. Each week we will be sharing new stories of how people are Starting the Cycle
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NEWS | Residential Recycling I By John Biggs for Gizmodo.com
The Lasso Robot Wants to Make Recycling at Home Easier
How can we recycle more effectively from home? This article looks at how a machine can help to more effectively achieve a greater return on recycling at a residential level.
https://gizmodo.com/the-lasso-robot-wants-to-make-recycling-at-home-easier-1846046058
NEWS I Residential Recycling I By Joshua M. Pearce for theconversation.com
How to turn plastic waste in your recycle bin into profitSo this may be down the rabbit hole for most residential recyclers, but our goal at ZoomaGreen.com is to promote innovation and this is both innovative and aspirational.
https://theconversation.com/how-to-turn-plastic-waste-in-your-recycle-bin-into-profit-147081
NEWS I Corporate Recycling I Reporting by Siddharth Cavale in Bengaluru; Editing by Ramakrishnan M. for reuters.com
PepsiCo aims for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040When a major corporate producer of food products sets goals we should be encouraging this behavior. Let us encourage more major corporations to set ambitious goals.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-pepsico-idUSKBN29J16A
From Marc Newberry on Pexel.com @downrightpunch
NEWS I Plastics I By US Department of Energgy
Department of Energy Releases Plastics Innovation Challenge Draft Roadmap and Request for InformationThe United States government sees the importance of recycling plan, check out the goals for this program here.
From Erik Mclean on Pexel.com @introspectivedsgn
NEWS I Plastics I Video produced by Daniel South, BBC
Kristal and her students are fighting to eradicate ocean plasticCheck out this story about how one woman’s work in the Bahamas led to that country’s ban on single use plastics.
From Weiqi Xiong on Pexel.com @wqq14
NEWS I Plastics I By Ainslie Cromar
Introducing Obaggo: How one Melrose man hopes to inspire change in plastic bag recyclingWe love innovative solution and this Massachusetts man has impressed us with this idea.
https://www.boston.com/news/innovation/2021/01/21/obaggo-melrose-plastic-bag-recycling/
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NEWS I Recycling Hotline I By Jeff Kart
Can That Be Recycled? New Instagram Hotline Can HelpWe really respect the idea of this initiative. Mainly because it involves Instagram, and we do not understand Instagram
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NEWS I Plastic Recycling I By Paul Valade
Girl Scouts turn 300 pounds of bottle caps into playground buddy benchesWe love to share stories of people helping others through recycling. Check out what a group of suburban Girl Scouts did to help others and the environment.
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NEWS I Recycling Solutions I By Katherine Latham
The world's first 'infinite' plasticWe posted a few weeks ago about using plastic bags to make adhesives. This article looks at how to return plastics to the state they began
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210510-how-to-recycle-any-plastic
From Phillip Glickman on Pexel.com @phillipglickman
NEWS I Household Recyling I By John Biggs
The Lasso Robot Wants to Make Recycling at Home EasierRobots hold a special place in our heart, until they run amok. We hope these robots can stay true to their mission.
https://gizmodo.com/the-lasso-robot-wants-to-make-recycling-at-home-easier-1846046058
From Xiaole Tao on Pexel.com @xiaole
NEWS I Plastics I By Joshua M. Pearce, The Conversation
How to turn plastic waste in your recycle bin into profitWe are amazed at what people who care can dream up and really make happen. Check out this story about how you can start creating your own 3D printing situation and make it sustainable.
https://theconversation.com/how-to-turn-plastic-waste-in-your-recycle-bin-into-profit-147081
From Nathan Dumlao on Pexel.com @nate_dumlao
NEWS I Food I By Maytal Angel
Little evidence coffee companies' sustainability efforts have impact: reportWe know that a cup of coffee is costing us something, but we know can figure out something that is better than this.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-coffee-sustainability-report-idUSKBN29J04H
NEWS I Zero Waste Company I By cleantechnica.com
Building a Zero-Waste, Solar Powered Brewery on an off-grid island.As a group that understands the importance of beer - We love what these guys are about. Our frustration lies in their location. New Zealand.
NEWS I Metal Recycling I By David Brown
Recycling an Airplane: What’s scrapped when an airplane retires?We continue our destination posts with a trip to Europe to learn about how a plane is taken apart when its end of life has been reached.
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/airplane-recycling-finnair/index.html
NEWS I Community Recylcing I By islandfreepress.org
Recycling on Hatteras Island: Where Our Recycled Materials Land Once They Leave the Island?The final post this week takes us to North Carolina’s Hatteras Island to learn about how a small community is finding solutions for recycling.
NEWS I Community Recyling I By gazette.com
Are faithful household recyclers in Colorado truly helping the planet, maybeAs avid recyclers we want to hear reports that recycling is working, but if it is not, we must learn how to change to improve this practice.
NEWS I Plastics I By news.berkley.edu
Upcycling: Turning plastic bags into adhesivesYou know we love solutions to solid waste problems - especially with plastic grocery bags. Check out what our friends in California have come up with.
https://news.berkeley.edu/2020/12/17/upcycling-turning-plastic-bags-into-adhesives/
NEWS I Landfills I By waste-managment-world.com
Cracking the conundrum of what to do with old landfill sitesWaste Management presents an European Union study of recovering materials from historic landfill sites.