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The Coca-Cola logo is iconic on its own. But if you look a little closer, it contains something dear to the heart of the ...
Remember the days when we recycled plastic items, we always looked for the triangle with the number inside the triangle? We no longer go by those numbers and instead ask ourselves a simple question to ...
Work by equipment makers based on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean has created a new bottle that cuts weight by 30 percent.
Sorting plastic waste is not just good for the planet - it is good for your pocket. A clear bottle can earn you R3, while ...
Sorting plastic waste is not just good for the planet - it is good for your pocket. A clear bottle can earn you R3, while mixed waste is worth as little as 30c per kilo. Recycling expert Thozeka ...
Half of UK adults want to see a charge on single-use plastic packaging, like the supermarket bag charge introduced in 2015.
Plastic companies are using a convoluted accounting system to make it seem that their products have more recycled content ...
“Reusable water bottle manufacturers claim that their bottles leach less plastic than single-use bottles,” says Sarkar, “but there is no proof.” From his perspective, it’s better to avoid using ...
Germany, Sweden and Ireland have already rolled out this schemeThe UK government is set to incentivise the return of ...
The city of Spokane promised to simplify recycling 13 years ago, telling residents they could dump aluminum cans, plastics, newsprint, paper, cardboard boxes, wine bottles and more into one large blue ...
Research has also found that one in five adults in Ireland regularly admits to flushing items down the toilet that contain ...
If you’re guilty of only washing your water bottle when it starts to smell dodgy, you could be coming into contact with ...