“Many clothing donations end up in an unexpected place — African landfills.”
garbage
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Go, L’il Birb! The First Plover in Los Angeles in 70 Years
Can humans coexist on the beaches of Santa Monica along with wildlife? A beach “rewilding” project aims to find out.
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Homelessness and Colorado’s Public Lands
Illegal encampments on Colorado’s public lands are creating unsafe conditions for locals and damaging the land with trash.
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A Mystery Wrapped in an Engima, Then Shoved Under the Desk
Waste paper baskets: deeply symbolic, paradoxical items. Who knew?
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From Food Scraps to Profit: The Compost King of New York City
Charles Vigliotti, chief executive of American Organic Energy, has a vision for the future: transforming the food waste of New York City into clean energy — and a profit.
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The Compost King of New York
What happens to food scraps? Charles Vigliotti, chief executive of American Organic Energy, has a vision to turn food waste, a largely untapped resource, into clean energy.