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Duluth engineering professor’s fabric recycler keeps old clothes out of landfills
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (33+ words) University of Minnesota Duluth engineering professor Abbie Clarke-Sather’s “fiber shredder” breaks clothing down into reusable threads in 90 seconds. The machine may help recycle clothing and keep it out of landfills....
You can give old batteries a new life by safely recycling them
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (798+ words) But dead batteries aren’t quite finished. They can leak heavy metals like cadmium and nickel into soil and water once they reach the landfill. Some of them can also overheat and cause fires in garbage trucks and recycling centers. The…...
Inside the toxic legacy of America’s multibillion-dollar carpet empire
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1759+ words) “That’s not a logo,” fumed Shaw, CEO of the world’s largest carpet company, one attendee later recalled. “That’s a target.” Weeks earlier, 3M Company announced it would reformulate its signature stain-resistance brand under pressure from the Environmental Protection Agency because of…...
State regulators rule that burning trash and wood can be considered 'carbon-free"
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (126+ words) Minnesota's utility regulators ruled Thursday that the burning or trash and wood to generate electricity can be considered "carbon-free" sources of power, despite the huge amount of greenhouse gases such waste-to-energy power plants emit. It's a controversial step toward complying…...
Solar panels on downtown St. Paul trash cans? Yes, and here’s why
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (596+ words) As you walk around downtown St. Paul, you might notice recent updates to a sidewalk staple. The trash cans have gone solar. “They do a couple of things, so it’s kind of a joke that they’re the Cadillac of the…...
The do's and don'ts of holiday recycling
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (47+ words) This season of giving can really do a number on our recycling systems. But we can all be part of the solution. WCCO spoke with Abigail Sztein with the American Forest and Paper Association about how we can recycle responsibly…...
DOJ ends monitoring of illegal dumping in Houston in retreat from environmental justice
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (647+ words) By JIM MUSTIAN and JUAN A. LOZANO Federal authorities quietly ended the monitoring this year as they pulled the plug on a similar settlement over wastewater problems in rural Alabama, according to three former law enforcement officials who spoke on the…...
Put your rake down! Fallen leaves are healthy for soil and wildlife
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (21+ words) Scientists say leaving autumn leaves on the ground can add important nutrients to the soil and create needed habitat for insects....
Twin Cities recycling plant boosts capacity with AI sorting
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (31+ words) A major regional recycling plant in the Twin Cities has finished a $23 million renovation to increase its capacity, as the state aims to recycle more and throw away less....
Bucking its deregulation agenda, EPA says polluters must pay for PFAS cleanup
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (965+ words) Two of the oldest and most toxic PFAS chemicals will remain in a federal cleanup law, keeping the onus for the industrial pollution on the companies that created it, the Environmental Protection Agency has decided. Since he was sworn in…...