Irving, Texas — The word of the day is heuristics. Shira Abel says that phrase can help packaging recyclers, including those handling plastic packaging, increase consumer participation in efforts to ...

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This piece was originally published by InvestigateWest. When dealing with the life cycle of plastic, hundreds of solutions await, from alternative bioplastics that might be able to degrade themselves ...

Over the past decade, it's come to light that plastic recycling is mostly bogus – essentially a marketing scheme crafted by the oil industry. (Raw plastic materials come from fossil fuel production.) ...

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MOODY AIR FORCE BASE – In their plastic bags and cardboard boxes, the kids at the Moody Air Force Base youth center twirled and strutted as they participated in a recent fashion show and science fair.

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In this episode, students will learn what it means to recycle an item. In this episode, students will learn what it means to recycle an item. Children will see examples of ways to upcycle in their ...

Have you ever stood in front of a recycling bin, holding a yogurt cup, wondering if you're doing the right thing? Most of us have. We've been told for decades that tossing items into those blue bins ...