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Man throws fridge down hill to mock recycling, Spanish police order him to bring it back up
A man who tossed a refrigerator down a hillside in Spain in an effort to mock recycling was reportedly fined — and ordered to bring it back up.
What actually happens to your recycling? We toured a Tampa Bay plant to find out.
Three readers wrote in wanting to know more about recycling. What happens to the plastic bottles and aluminum cans you put in bins left at the curb?
Paper straws at McDonald’s in the UK can’t be recycled
Paper straws at McDonald’s restaurants in the U.K and Ireland cannot, for the moment, be recycled. In 2018, the fast food giant announced it would …
Rome to trial recycling plastic bottles in return for metro tickets
The eco-friendly initiative, called Ricicli+Viaggi (Recycle + Travel) was launched this week and will run for 12-months as a trial, at three metro stations …
McDonald’s paper straws ‘fully recyclable‘ makers say
McDonald’s new paper straws are fully recyclable, its makers have said. It follows the fast-food giant saying the thickness of the straws made it difficult …
Knox County to lose glass recycling by end of month due to contract change
By the end of the month, Knox County residents will no longer be able to recycle glass at any of the county’s seven convenience centers due to an …
Patagonia’s Latest Black Hole Bags Were Made from Recycling 10 Million Plastic Bottles
The astronomical amount of plastic bottles were up-cycled and used in the 100-percent-recycled body fabric and webbing of the bags, which are all …
rePlanet closes all recycling centers, leaving hundreds jobless
Victor Valley, Calif. (VVNG.com) — Locals were amongst the 750 employees laid-off after rePlanet, California’s largest recycling center, reportedly files …
Warehouse landlords abandoned and left with ‘environmental disaster’
Landlords say they’ve been left to manage an “environmental disaster,” with thousands of tonnes of recyclable waste abandoned in rented …