Would you pay $49 a month to drink recycled wastewater?
One day, you’ll appreciate drinking recycled toilet water. Urban populations are growing as water supplies…
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The misleading accounting behind your ‘recycled’ plastic
Imagine you’re filling up 100 bags of coffee. You’re using beans from a few different…
The fix for parched western states: Recycled toilet water
If you were to drink improperly recycled toilet water, it could really hurt you —…
The ‘recycled’ plastic in your shoes, shirts, and bags? It’s still destined for the landfill.
This story was produced by Grist and co-published with Teen Vogue. In Seattle, as in…
Can Wet Wipes Be Recycled?
Baby wipes, moist towelettes, wet naps — whatever you call them, they all serve essentially…
What Happens to E-waste When It Gets Recycled?
Worldwide, electronic waste makes up more than 5% of all municipal solid waste. Commonly called…
How Many Times Can That Be Recycled?
I used to think that plastic water bottles could be infinitely recycled, that every time…
We Earthlings: Why Use Recycled Paper?
Did you know that you can save resources and reduce your environmental impact by using…
Amazon says its plastic packaging can be recycled. It usually isn’t.
Feeling guilty about all those blue-and-white plastic Amazon bags piling up around the house? Fear…
Miniature furniture 3D printed using ink made from recycled wood
A miniature chair and table 3D printed from waste woodThakur et al., Sci. Adv. 10,…