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Latest in recycling

A tiny home made using the nacelle casing from a wind turbine
Environment

Recycled wind turbines may one day become tiny homes and floating playgrounds

By Andrew Paul

AlgaRay robot floating atop water in Antigua
Technology

This seafaring robot ‘eats’ stinky seaweed and dumps it in deep water

By Andrew Paul

Lots of chargers for devices tangled in a crowded corner
Technology

People send 20 billion pounds of ‘invisible’ e-waste to landfills each year

By Andrew Paul

Pile of colorful Lego bricks
Technology

Lego’s plan for eco-friendly bricks has fallen apart

By Andrew Paul

Scientists brew stronger concrete with coffee grounds
Technology

Scientists brew stronger concrete with coffee grounds

By Andrew Paul

Empty crumpled plastic bottles pattern on blue background.
Environment

Recycling plants spew a staggering amount of microplastics

By Andrew Paul

Pile of plastic materials for recycling
Technology

Sorting and recycling plastic is notoriously hard—but this AI could help

By Andrew Paul

A set of hand soaps and shampoo bars over organic cotton covers and other wooden-made toiletries.
DIY

Travel more sustainably with a DIY zero-waste toiletry kit

By Alisha McDarris

Old batteries in a rectangle formation waiting to be recycled.
DIY

It’s time to recycle all those dead batteries

By Tamara Palmer

rows of white SIM cards showing their reflective shiny metal surface
Environment

Gold from old SIM cards could help make future drugs

By Zayna Syed

A Taiga Orca Carbon with
Technology

The raddest sports and outdoor innovations of 2022

By Berne Broudy, Amanda Reed

Recycled notebook and metal straw.
Environment

Consumers are skeptical of buying recycled goods. Are they right?

By Carla Delgado

Opened silica gel packet on a wood countertop, ready for someone to find another use for them.
Environment

6 clever ways to reuse silica gel packets

By Bridget Reed Morawski

Overconsumption is killing the planet. What can we do?
Environment

Overconsumption is killing the planet. What can we do?

By Richa Syal

Tips for buying and caring for long-lasting fabrics
DIY

Tips for buying and caring for long-lasting fabrics

By Ella Weaver

A trash bin is overflowing with blue and green plastic bottles
Environment

Earthworms can break down bioplastic, for better or for worse

By Ella Weaver

Takeout boxes on green backdrop
DIY

How to make your takeout order less wasteful

By Carla Delgado

Box of COVID-19 medical masks on wooden floor.
Health

Your disposable COVID masks could be reborn as fuel

By Carla Delgado

Pile of plastic bottles and waste.
Environment

It is time to make plastic-recycling labels less confusing

By Carla Delgado

Clothing rack of colorful tops.
Environment

Does renting your clothes reduce fashion waste?

By Carla Delgado