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- China Bans 'Foreign Waste,' causing recycling chaos in America Tue, 12 Dec 17, 6:24amWhen you drop those bottles and plastic containers off to be recycled, do you know where they go? The United States exports around one third of its recycling, and almost half of that heads over to China...
- The US is Banned From Exporting Garbage to China Through the ‘Green Fence Initiative’ Sat, 24 Aug 13, 5:00amPhoto via Shutterstock The US has a big trash problem. How big is it? So big that the country has to export rubbish to other nations in order to control the incredible volume of stuff tossed away each year. Now, the conundrum...
- 1.9 Million Worms Chomp Down Airport Waste in North Carolina Thu, 20 Dec 12, 12:01amThe Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina has deployed 1.9 million worms to turn a boatload of organic waste into fertilizer. Every day the airport housekeeping department headed by Bob Lucas processes...