All of the bags were dropped off at Target and Walmart stores nationwide, which have hundreds of stores with plastic bag drop off bins. At the end of January, we dropped off our four bags in the city and suburbs. We monitored the movements and locations for months via the trackers glued...
began collecting, processing and transforming plastics into something of value at a time when such activities were viewed with scepticism. Navigating unknown territory, they launched a mission of discovery, learning first hand the difficulties of plastic recycling. These early efforts, laid the foundatio...
but not all plastics can go through that process at all. And also, it loses a little bit of quality every time you do that, so it will become slightly more brittle. So, it's actually more down-cycling than recycl...
“From my perspective, the store drop-off program is the preferred way to recycle film,” she said, arguing that while take back bins may look contaminated, they’re a better option than letting film enter traditional recycling streams. At the same time, she also said collecting film ...
Chemical recycling uses enzymes, natural chemicals which cause changes in other chemicals without being changed themselves. Certain enzymes have evolved the ability to break down plastic into its basic building blocks, and use that to make new plastic. Neil The problem is that very few enzymes ...
Often the easiest place to drop them off for recycling is at the store you actually received these bags from, such as Target (where I took the picture above) and Walmart. Typically these drop off locations are close to the front of the store, and they will take plastic bags from their...
it to be recycled. There are several locations in theEast BayandSan Franciscofor residents to drop off used cooking oil to be converted into bio-diesel. The closest to me was at the Oakland Whole Foods Market, so I hopped on my bike and pedaled my dirty oil over to the recycling ...
As emblazoned on the cups, they are recyclable* with an asterisk — noting that they are not actually recyclable in all areas. So chances are they will wind up in landfills where they’ll likely sit for 500 years. Will Starbucks take them back for recycling? I didn’t see any signage ...
In Indonesia, plastic constitutes the second largest component of municipal solid waste; however, 58% remains uncollected. Most plastic recycling depends on informal sectors, accounting for only 10% of the total, leaving the remainder to potentially harm