EartherGarbageEartherGarbageSee the Island in Maldives Made Entirely of TrashChanges are coming for Thilafushi, where trash has been dumped with abandon for the past three decades.ByMolly Taft5/17/22 4:25PMComments (10)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageRecycling Pledges From Coca-Cola and Nestlé Are a JokeLofty promises from Big Plastic won't make a dent in ocean pollution, a new report finds.ByAngely Mercado5/12/22 1:00PMComments (11)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageThese Rogue Glass Recyclers Want to Create New Sand for Louisiana's CoastGlass Half Full is the only glass recycling facility in New Orleans, and they're producing coarse sand that they…ByAngely Mercado5/06/22 3:31PMComments (25)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageThe U.S. Barely Recycled Last YearA new report finds that we're recycling less now than in previous years, thanks to a broken system.ByAngely Mercado5/05/22 4:40PMComments (11)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageAn Enormous Landfill Spontaneously Combusted in IndiaFires are still burning in the Bhalswa landfill, exposing residents of Delhi to toxic smoke.ByMolly Taft5/02/22 3:08PMComments (6)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageWhich Plastics Are the Least Recyclable?Just because something has the recycling label, doesn't mean it actually can or will be recycled.ByMolly Taft5/02/22 2:43PMComments (9)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageBill Nye, the Sellout GuyIn a new video, TV's favorite scientist parrots hackneyed lines about "the good people at Coca-Cola" and their…ByMolly Taft4/07/22 1:02PMComments (353)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageStarbucks' New Reusable Cup Program Is Actually Years Behind ScheduleThe coffee chain had originally planned to start phasing out disposable cups in 2015.ByAngely Mercado3/16/22 4:37PMComments (8)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageMassive Junkyard Fire Leaves Much of New York Covered in Acrid SmokeThe fire has burned for more than 12 hours. Some residents in New York and the surrounding area are waking up to the…ByMack DeGeurin1/25/22 10:30AMComments (22)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageChemical Production Has Exceeded the ‘Safe Operating Space for Humanity'The world has produced so many chemicals and plastics that it could endanger the stability of the entire planet.…ByMolly Taft1/19/22 10:53AMComments (6)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageElephants Found Dead With Stomachs Full of Plastic at a Sri Lankan LandfillAt least two members of a herd of endangered Asian elephants died at a Sri Lankan landfill over the weekend after…ByMack DeGeurin1/14/22 2:40PMComments (9)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageThe Fashion Industry May Finally Face Accountability for Its Huge Toxic FootprintNew York is considering a first-of-its-kind law that could impose standards on a little-regulated industry.ByMolly Taft1/11/22 9:00AMComments (13)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageKeurig ‘Recyclable’ K-Cups Not Quite That Recyclable After AllKeurig Canada agreed to pay a $3 million fine and must also change its packaging and marketing materials, according…ByPhillip Tracy1/07/22 11:40AMComments (39)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageWhat to Know About California’s New Composting LawCities are required to start rolling out their composting programs this year, but a lot of hurdles remain.ByMolly Taft1/05/22 10:50AMComments (35)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageHere Are the World's 10 Worst Plastic PollutersThe names may be familiar, but the amount of plastic these companies are producing is shocking.ByMolly Taft12/21/21 11:25AMComments (21)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageEven the Top of the Pyrenees Mountains Are Littered With MicroplasticsName a place on Earth, and the odds are good that it’s contaminated with microplastics. That includes the top of the…ByIsaac Schultz12/21/21 11:00AMComments (1)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageMicrobes May Be Evolving to Eat PlasticThe latest research findings from our dystopian present.ByIsaac Schultz12/15/21 4:40PMComments (11)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageStriking NASA Animation Reveals the Dirty Truth About Ocean PlasticA new technique for measuring ocean plastic provides one of the most granular views of pollution yet.ByMolly Taft12/06/21 3:25PMComments (18)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageSalmon Plastic Sperm Mug? Salmon Plastic Sperm MugResearchers say this new material could be used in place of other types of plastic.ByMolly Taft12/02/21 11:25AMComments (12)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageWhy Trying to Clean Up All the Ocean Plastic Is PointlessA pollution expert on why any attempt to rid the ocean of plastic completely is doomed to fail—and what we actually…ByMolly Taft11/26/21 10:00AMComments (97)Save