High density polyethylene (HDPE), the plastic used to make milk jugs and other food safe containers, is the most commonly recycled and ecologically friendly of all plastics. Help keep HDPE out of the landfill and learn how you can recycle HDPE at home to make bowls, cutting boards and just about anything else you can think of.
When we think of innovative technology, toothpaste usually isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But maybe that should change. Lindsay McCormack, CEO and founder of Bite toothpaste bits, has reformulated tooth paste into a tablet. Because these come in glass containers, nothing need ever hit the landfill. For this reason, I personally hope toothpaste tabs kick Proctor and… Read more »
In November, we visited the Jewish Museum of Maryland which has put together a traveling exhibit called Scrap Yard: Innovators of Recycling that will run through April, 2020. The exhibit tells the story of the scrap industry and also the people who built it up. Scrap collectors were often recent immigrants and other marginalized people, who had few other… Read more »