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Today’s Earth Day Google Doodle Emphasizes the Importance of Planting Trees

In a world in which climate change is a very real threat, this year's Earth Day is more urgent than ever.
By Helen Holmes

The Next Big Economic Movement Is Buying New Nothing At All

The goal of such a system would be to cap planetary resource use while allowing developing countries to meet basic standards of human needs.
By Emily Manthei
Duesenfeld has spent 10 years developing its recycling process.

Startup Develops Eco-Friendly Process to Recycle Lithium-Ion EV Batteries

"Electric vehicles are back on track."
By Harmon Leon
recyclicng plastic

Recycling Is Colonization: Nothing Matters Anymore

By Chris Roberts
The Hope Diamond seen in a temporary setting called 'Embracing Hope.'

Blue Diamonds Are Proof the Earth Recycles

By Amy Thompson
BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 03: A visitor looks at a Galaxy Note 5 smartphone at the Samsung stand during a press day at the 2015 IFA consumer electronics and appliances trade fair on September 3, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. The 2015 IFA will be open to the public from September 4-9. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

From the Crazy Idea File: Stop Wasting Old Cell Phones and Build Servers Instead

By Brady Dale
Achievement unlocked: Rewritable paper.

Reprintable Paper Becomes a Reality

By Yadong Yin
Taiwanese technology giant Foxconn treats its workers like "machines" a Hong Kong based labour group said on May 3, after a survey based on interviews with the firm's workers in mainland China. At least 13 Foxconn employees died in apparent suicides last year, which rights activists blamed on tough working conditions in a case that highlighted the challenges faced by millions of Chinese factory workers.

Apple’s Clean Designs Come at a Not-So-Clean Price in New Film

By Brady Dale
A dress by designer Iris van Herpen, who, with her runway designs, challenges common fashion norms and beliefs.

Can Technology Help Fashion Clean Up Its Act?

By Suzanne Mancini
POMPANO BEACH, FL - JUNE 05: An analog television set is seen discarded at the Broward County Waste & Recycling Services Solid Waste center on June 5, 2009 in Pompano Beach, Florida. As America switches to a digital signal on June 12th many are throwing out their old television sets. The switch to the digital television signal makes old analog televisions obsolete unless a converter box has been purchased. For the last 70 plus years people have watched television on analog. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

How to Reform New York’s Underperforming Recycling Program

By Steven Matteo
The final barge full of New York City trash arrives at Fresh Kills Landfill. The dump's closure led New York to develop plans to send trash out of state. (MATT CAMPBELL/AFP/Getty Images)

‘Save As You Throw’ Working Group Will Consider Financial Incentive for Recycling

By Jillian Jorgensen
& Other Stories (Photo: & Other Stories).

& Other Stories Expands Their Dedication to Stylish Sustainability

By Dena Silver
Google joins forces with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to begin its "circular economy," aiming to boost its renewable energy. (GettyImages)

Google Takes Recycling to a New Level

By Stephanie Grella

Recycling Your Old Clothes Just Got A Lot Easier

By Dena Silver
Trash builds up in Battery Park back in 2012 (Clemens Vogelsang/Flickr

New York City Trash: Wasteful Past, Green Future

By Nicole Puglise
Skip Delano really likes composting.

Mayor Bloomberg Admits He’s Not Exactly a Model Composter

By Jill Colvin
Yum! (Getty)

Bloomberg Wants Your Tired, Your Poor and Your Compost

By Rebecca Hiscott
(USagain)

Bay Ridge Residents Bitter About Clothing Recycling Bins

By Alyssa Berlin
Piling up.

That’s Garbage: New York City Is Less Trashy Thanks to Refuse Recession

By Kit Dillon
Is this packaging biodegradable?

It’s the End of the World as They Know It: Park Slope Food Co-op Considers Plastic Produce Bag Ban

By Matt Chaban

A Better Bottle Bill is Only the Beginning

By Steve Cohen

Wasted Again: What Can We Do With All of That Garbage?

By Steve Cohen

Recycling Street Waste

By Steve Cohen
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