Going To Waste
A Here & Now series about how we get rid of waste — and how that's changing.
Recyclers Experiment With Technology To Find Second Life For Plastic Bags
Plastic bags can't go in normal recycling bins because recyclers can't process them with other plastics.
Indianapolis Recycles Just 4% Of Its Garbage Each Year
It's the largest city in the country without a universal curbside recycling program, according to The Indianapolis Star.
As Offices Go Green, Some See Science Labs As 'Last Frontier' For Workplace Sustainability
Host Robin Young talks with STAT reporter Megan Thielking about how scientists are struggling to tackle their sustainability problem.
Cooled By Controversy In The U.S., Trash Incinerators Are Firing Up In Europe
Burning trash has been linked to health problems in the U.S. But cleaner, high-tech versions are coming online in Europe — including this one in Denmark.
'People's Lives Are Being Put At Risk': Environmentalists Take On Baltimore's Trash Incinerator
Activists like Destiny Watford have successfully made their case to the City Council that a large trash incinerator is polluting the air and making residents in low-income neighborhoods sick.
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British Synchronized Swimming Duo Perform Routine In Pool Of Plastic Waste
Kate Shortman and Isabelle Thorpe talk about their efforts to bring attention to plastic pollution.
Baltimore's Burning Question: What To Do With Its Trash Incinerator
A fire burning inside the city's waste incinerator turns a mountain of garbage into a manageable pile of ash, and creates electricity as a byproduct. But that fire could be...
Nonprofit Teams Up With Indiana School Districts To Tackle Food Waste
About 40 percent of food goes to waste in the U.S. each year.
New Report Reveals Plastic Waste Crisis In Southeast Asia
Some countries in Southeast Asia are struggling to manage higher volumes of plastic waste as a result of China's ban on imports of mixed recyclable plastics last year.
Meet Mr. Trash Wheel: Baltimore Harbor's Googly Eyed Garbage Gobbler
Maryland lawmakers recently became the first in the U.S. to approve a statewide ban on Styrofoam food containers — and a local Baltimore celebrity may have had something to do...