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Environment
fromEarth911
12 hours ago

The Can That Pays for Your Recycling Bin

Aluminum cans are the most valuable recyclable material by weight, generating essential revenue for recycling programs, yet U.S. recycling rates have declined to 43 percent in 2023, the lowest since the early 1990s.
Environment
fromEarth911
1 month ago

How You Can Help Keep Recycling Workers Safe

Recycling reduces waste and resource extraction, but material recovery facility workers face significant safety hazards, with nine deaths in 2023 and waste collection ranking as the fourth most dangerous job in the United States.
fromEarth911
1 month ago

Is Shredded Paper Recyclable?

Shredded paper is especially difficult to recycle, so many programs will not accept it. Shredding accelerates fiber shortening and lowers the paper grade from high-grade to mixed-grade. Mixed-grade paper is still recyclable, but it ends up baled and processed into products like paper towels and packing paper.
Portland
Artificial intelligence
fromEarth911
4 months ago

Sustainability In Your Ear: Building The Circular Economy With Glacier CEO Rebecca Hu-Thrams

AI-powered robotic sorters at material recovery facilities dramatically increase recycling rates, reduce landfill losses, and provide data to improve packaging and circular economy outcomes.
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