Topic: Recycling
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Videos
How Cities Can Lead the Fight Against Trash
Ideas for helping cities better manage their enormous waste streams.
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5 Sustainable Infrastructure Projects Other Cities Might Want to Copy
BRT-Lite in Lagos, zero-carbon in Masdar, recycling in Curitiba, and more.
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San Francisco's Trash Inspectors Get Up Earlier Than You Do
Behind the scenes of the city's aggressive campaign to monitor and educate people about exactly what should get thrown away.
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Providence Wins Mayors Challenge Prize for Early Childhood Project
The $9 million Bloomberg Philanthropies contest also awards innovations from Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia and Santa Monica.
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Photos
One Way to Keep Super Bowl Profits Local: Sell Off Every Last Bit of Material
An Indianapolis nonprofit is recycling more than five miles of banners left over from Super Bowl XLVI.
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From Coffee Cups to Climate Change, Do Local Efforts Really Matter?
Plastic bag and Styrofoam bans may seem like small potatoes. But local legislation often inspires bigger fixes.
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Photos
An Artist Transforms Old Milk Cartons Into Fluffy Clouds
A new exhibit on New York's Governors Island turns trash into funky plastic sculptures.
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Recycling Innovation of the Day: Blasting Concrete With Lightning
Who says recycling can't be fun?
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Throwing It All Away: NYC Subway Trashes More Trash Cans
Transit officials say a pilot program has helped reduce garbage inside stations, but results elsewhere have been mixed.
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Videos
In Warsaw, Green Jobs That Do Double the Good
A recycling facility employs people with learning disabilities, creating a fledgling community.
