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New York Turned the World’s Largest Garbage Dump into a Green Oasis of Native Grasses That Also Powers Homes
After the world's largest landfill closed down, New York State officials and nonprofits facilitated a decades-long transition from dump to green outdoors space.
Creating a...
Two South African Women Take On Mission to Tackle Plastic Along One of Worst Rivers For Ocean-Bound Pollution
Two South African women and their Sunshine Cleaning volunteer group are cleaning up river banks in Blue Downs near Cape Town, to keep plastic out of oceans.
In Major Victory for the Environment, Germany Bans Single-Use Plastic and Styrofoam
Germany is making major strides towards trying to practice what she preaches in terms of environmentalism.
The country announcement yesterday that it will be implementing...
Hawaii Group Sets Record For Largest Haul of Plastic Removed From The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Ocean Voyages Institute made history this week, removing 103 tons of fishing nets and consumer plastics from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
One Million People Find Laughter During Isolation By Posting Pictures of Costume-Themed Garbage Bin Outings
Facebook users from around the world have found a new source of entertainment in getting dressed up to take out their garbage bins during self-isolation.
Rather Than Shredding Food Scraps With Your Garbage Disposal, This Device Collects It All for Composting
The ingenious and easy-to-install device allows homeowners to flush all of their food scraps down the drain for composting, rather than the trash.
Dutch Guy Famous for Cleaning Up Pacific Garbage Patch is Now Clearing the World’s Rivers Too
Young Dutch scientist Boyan Slat is responsible for cleaning up the worlds oceans—and he is now cleaning up rivers with his new invention: The Interceptor
Oakland Residents Transform Abandoned Lot into Sanctuary for Camping Homeless Women
One resident of Oakland, California has transformed a dirty, abandoned lot of land into a cozy, self-sustained community for homeless women.
Which Companies Are Taking the Lead in Commitments to Plastics Reduction?
Huge companies like IKEA, Walmart, and MATTEL are working to reduce plastics in their products and packaging.
Top 10 Most Exciting Environmental Stories From 2019 Raise Hope for An Eco-Friendly Year Ahead
Contrary to what some pessimistic news outlets might have you believe, this year's environmental progress was not all doom and gloom.
Mexican Student Develops New Form of Rubber Road Pavement That Repairs Itself When Exposed to Rainwater
By melting recycled tires and other additives into a putty, this student has developed a new form of self-repairing road pavement.
Toronto Garbage Trucks Will Soon Be Powered by Biogas From the Very Food Scraps That They Collect
Toronto is one of the first North American cities to harness the biogas from their food waste and turn it into something useful.
Garbageman Develops Sweetest Friendship With 88-Year-old Woman After She Fell in Her Driveway
Ever since Billy Shelby saw Opal Zucca trip and fall back in January, he has insisted on helping her with the trash cans every week.
Ocean Cleanup Hace Historia al Recolectar Exitosamente los Primeros Plásticos del Gran Parche de Basura del Pacífico
Por primera vez en la historia, activistas han limpiado parte de la basura del gran parche de basura del Pacífico --y rápidamente recogerán mucho más.
Ocean Cleanup Makes History by Successfully Collecting First Plastic From Great Pacific Garbage Patch
For the first time in history, activists have cleaned up some of the trash from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch—and they will quickly collect much more.
Irishmen Without Phones Reunited With Tourist Pic After Asking Woman to Put It On Internet for Them to Find
Within hours of posting a photo of three Irish friends to social media, Twitter users were successfully able to identify the men.
Watch 800 Elementary School Students Stage Big Surprise for Their Janitor on His 80th Birthday
These youngsters could not contain their excitement when it came time to wish their beloved janitor a happy birthday at school.
IKEA Develops Remote-Controlled Boats That Can Collect Floating Garbage From Polluted Rivers
These 10-foot boats may look cute, but they have been designed by IKEA to address the serious issue of floating water pollution.
Sanitation Worker Honored as Role Model and Student Commencement Speaker, All Thanks to Coworkers’ Love
He went from working on a garbage truck to graduating from a major university, honored as their student commencement speaker—and he says he owes...
Here’s How Families and Groups Are Pitching in to Maintain National Parks During Government Shutdown
These volunteer-led initiatives show that Americans are more than willing to take care of their parks and communities when trouble arises.