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California firm upcycles fire hoses used in fighting wildfires
Tons of discarded fire hose used to fight California wildfires are used to make products and keep materials out of the landfill.
Wasting waste: we must do better on recycling plastic
Current recycling commitments will only reduce annual plastic flows to the ocean by 7%. That's depressingly low.
Old tires can be mixed with rubble to make new roads
Some 1 billion scrap tires are produced around the world each year, but most of all those tires don't get recycled.
Zero-waste online shopping offers a welcome solution
The Covid-19 pandemic has made online shopping more appealing, yet the practice often comes with extra waste.
Corporate sustainability must be at the forefront in a post-COVID-19 era
The effects of COVID-19 have accelerated the trend towards remote working, but that doesn’t mean the PC is dead.
Rebuilding a shattered Iraq, with the recycled debris of war
Wars end, but no one can go home until rubble and environmental risk are cleared. In Iraq, they're recycling conflict debris in order to rebuild.