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Recycling
Poor recycling practices mean more is getting landfilled
by
Jed Kim
Aug 3, 2018
China used to be a dumping ground for waste, but new policies have closed off the major market.
For scrap brokers, the trade war is not "on hold"
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
May 21, 2018
One broker says he'll have to do "a lot of juggling" if China won' import U.S. scrap.
U.S. scrap exports to China just came to a screeching halt
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
May 11, 2018
One expert says the monthlong suspension could impact an estimated $400 million worth of trade.
Entrepreneurs starting to see opportunities in other people's food scraps
Feb 12, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency is looking to keep food waste out of landfills. One entrepreneur in rural New Hampshire is pinning her business to that goal.
China wants nothing to do with America's trash
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Shaheen Ainpour
Oct 17, 2017
It will no longer import recycled scrap from the U.S. So what do we do with it?
Carting New Yorkers' trash to landfills is expensive. One solution: Make less of it.
Aug 4, 2017
A city plan to increase recycling and food composting is in the works.
Baby boomer entrepreneurs hope co-op model will keep business going
by
Sam Harnett
May 3, 2017
Almost half of the country's privately-owned businesses are owned by Baby Boomers. What happens when they retire?
For public good, not for profit.
The economics of mattress recycling: the spring's the thing
Nov 29, 2016
Millions of mattresses are thrown out each year, creating an expensive challenge for waste managers.
Creating jobs in Compton by keeping old tires out of the landfill
by
Kai Ryssdal
Aug 9, 2016
RCO is a green business, but it's also a company that doesn't shy away from employees who've made mistakes in their pasts.
One victim of falling oil prices? Recycling
Sep 4, 2015
It's now cheaper to make new plastic than to recycle the old.