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Americans are still putting way too much food into landfills. Local officials seek EPA's help
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Americans are still putting way too much food into landfills. Local officials seek EPA's help

A pair of recent reports from the Environmental Protection Agency put striking numbers on America's problem with food waste.
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Do you have 'recycling bias'?

Decades of messaging urging us to recycle crowded out other options.
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‘A different way of doing a festival’: Imagine Zero Music Festival debuts in Brandon, Vermont

Most live music fans have no doubt had the experience: you’re enjoying a concert or festival, only to get that guilty feeling at the end as trash is sprawled everywhere.
Jeremy Pare: Can the EPA strategically buy its way to waste reduction and increased recycling?

Jeremy Pare: Can the EPA strategically buy its way to waste reduction and increased recycling?

The United States' new national recycling strategy is the latest attempt by the country and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reduce plastic waste. The questions is: Can anyone describe the new strategy?

Davina Jackson: Queensland's high-tech plan to make the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games smarter and greener
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Davina Jackson: Queensland's high-tech plan to make the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games smarter and greener

What steps is the state government taking to bring Brisbane closer to being a smart city while managing rapid growth? And what differences can city residents expect to see for themselves?
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How to make more sustainable Halloween candy choices

How to make more sustainable Halloween candy choices

Chocolate, a fixture of Halloween, can have serious environmental, climate and social impacts.
Pika wants to makes cleaning reusable diapers as easy as throwing out disposable ones

Pika wants to makes cleaning reusable diapers as easy as throwing out disposable ones

Babies use 6,500 disposable diapers before they’re potty trained, and cloth diapers are labor intensive to clean. Pika hopes to eliminate both that waste, and all that work.
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