In California, we pay deposits on the packaged beverages we buy and are entitled to get our nickels back or see them used to improve recycling and protect our environment. Instead, consumers are forfeiting almost half of every nickel, recycling centers are closing right and left, and the quality of recycling is dropping.  The consumers […]

By Adriam McDermott Recycling is a green alternative to landfills.  Before considering recycling, it is worthwhile to understand that if we really wish to tackle the issue of pollution and waste disposal then we need to incorporate the three Rs – reduce, reuse, and recycle. When we reduce the amount we consume, and use well-designed […]

By Alex Mardikian China’s restrictions on accepting trash for recycling has hit the U.S hard. Hawaii and California are two of the hardest-hit states. In 2016, the U.S earned around $6 billion in foreign exchange by shipping out trash to China for recycling. Of this amount, California shipped recyclable trash worth around $2.4 billion. This […]