Old tires, glass bottles and aluminum cans: these are the three basic materials used to build the foundations of the homes known as Earthships, or what founder Mike Reynolds calls …
read more Garbage problem Trash Trouble is an occasional series from the Idaho Statesman launching in March 2024 about trash and recycling in the Treasure Valley. It contains the first …
Sometimes, an item feels like it should be thrown in the recycling bin. But you might be wrong. This could cause big problems for local recycling programs. If an item …
Starbucks has launched a new line of cups that the company says will keep more than 13.5 million pounds of plastic out of landfills each year.New cup announced in advance …
Signs at the Lemon Creek Recycling Center tell Juneau residents where to deposit their recyclables. (Photo: Adelyn Baxter/KTOO) https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/05CJRecycling.mp3 Editor’s note: As we finished this story, a power outage forced …
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Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe is home to about 45,000 elephants and a variety of wild animals, but at least 100 elephants have suffered devastating losses due to the severe …
In a shocking environmental discovery, scientists have discovered a strange new type of rock made partly from plastic that has now been found on five continents. These “plastic rocks” represent …
The Wildlife Friends Foundation of Thailand (WFFT) has successfully rescued twelve tigers and three leopards from an undisclosed tiger farm in northern Thailand. The rescue marks the first phase of …