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Let’s be clear: is this recyclable?

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Posted on Jun 28 2011 by Daniel

People can’t tell the difference between PET and PETE. Just tell me whether I can recycle it already!


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  Tags: plastic, recycling Category: Design, Solid Waste

Brainy MRF

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Posted on Mar 1 2011 by Daniel

Recycling may seem like a no-brainer, but sorting all of those materials is a real science.


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  Tags: plastic, recycling, video Category: Solid Waste

The Big Bag Battle: Can reusable bags make you sick?

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Posted on Jul 30 2010 by Daniel

In the case of Plastic vs. Reusable Bags, the prosecution is trying to play dirty. But do reusable bags really carry more nasty bacteria that can make you sick?


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  Tags: bacteria, plastic, SciLights, waste Category: Food and Agriculture, Solid Waste

The Other Side

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Posted on Jun 21 2010 by Daniel

The nation is up in arms over the Gulf oil spill, but is there an even greater environmental catastrophe on the other side of the world and at the end of oil’s life cycle?


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  Tags: ocean, pacific gyre, plastic, PopTech Category: Presentation, Solid Waste, Water

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