Recyclingis the process of turning waste into reusable material. For example, we might melt down plastic to make new plastic items. We can do the same with metal and glass. Paper can be formed into a pulp and turned into lower-grade paper for newspapers or cardboard. Almost everything is...
Due to its toxicity, plastic cannot be recycled back into new food-grade plastic products, the organization explained, adding that “the flood of 400 million tons/year of cheap new plastic production kills the business case for large-scale investment in plastic recycling.” The situation is furth...
Lorch was an active part of the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Seattle, where he lived, participating in the local community council and tutoring grade school students in the area. A fellow co-chair said years later he was “a pillar of our community.” He co-founded a nonprofit in the...