Earth911

Today’s Earth911 inspiration is from Pulitzer-prize-winning journalist and science writer, Natalie Angier: “The beauty of the natural world lies in the details.”

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In 2028, you might notice subtle changes in your grocery runs. Fruits are in cardboard boxes instead of clamshell containers, takeout salads come in fiber bowls and microwaveable meals are tucked in clear or white plastic trays instead of black ones. These subtle shifts may be the result of California’s landmark packaging law, SB 54, whose finalized regulations took effect in...

Revisit an influential conversation that anticipated the growth of Extended producer responsibility (EPR), the idea that manufacturers of products and packaging should take responsibility for collecting and recycling the things they mak...

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Curbside food scrap collection has spread fast. BioCycle’s nationwide survey counted 14.9 million U.S. households with access to food waste collection in 2023, up 49 percent from 10 million two years earlier.

Getting those bins used is the harder part. Reported participation runs from near-universal in a handful of cit...

Yale researchers estimate that roughly 80 million Americans are alarmed about climate change. About 40 million of them say they want to be politically active on the issue. But only about 3 million actuall...