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What are the challenges of reducing solid waste?
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Landfills have long been the final destination for garbage, but as they start to fill up, we're left to find ways to reduce our waste. What challenges are involved, and why isn't reducing waste as easy as it sounds?
How Plasma Converters Work
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Plasma converters generate electricity for our homes by burning trash. Learn about plasma converters and see pictures of plasma converters plants.
What Are Single-use Plastics and Should They Be Banned?
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China has joined the more than 120 countries outlawing certain types of single-use plastics, those convenient but controversial plastics we've all become so used to. What exactly are they, though, and is banning them really necessary?
Recycled Plastic Waste Creates Roads
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Plastic waste can be recycled as a road-building and repair material. HowStuffWorks looks at the process.
Which Is More Environmentally Friendly: Paper or Plastic?
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People wonder if paper or plastic bags are more environmentally friendly. Get the skinny on whether paper or plastic bags are greener.
Reaching the Zen of Zero Waste
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Getting your home to zero waste doesn't have to mean re-structuring your entire life. Sure, you'll have to make changes, but most of them are surprisingly easy.
How can we speed up plastic photodegradation?
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Sunlight can break plastic down but not very fast. Is there a way to speed up the process so that natural environments like this one aren't cluttered with plastic debris for centuries?
10 Things You Can Do to Help Save Earth
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Climate change is the defining issue of our time, and we are at a defining moment of history. What can you do to make a difference? We've got 10 tips for you.
Sweden Is Great at Turning Trash to Energy
Sweden puts less than 1 percent of its household trash into landfills, in part because it burns nearly half to generate heat and electricity.
How Long Does It Take for Plastic to Decompose?
Wood, grass and food scraps undergo a process known as biodegradation when they're buried. They're transformed by bacteria in the soil into other useful compounds, but those same bacteria typically turn up their noses at plastic. Luckily, that's not the end of the story.