Expanded polystyrene foam, commonly referred to as styrofoam, is one of the most common materials used in a wide variety of applications – from appliances packaging to take-out food containers to building insulation. Styrofoam recycling is slowly expanding in the US, but at present there is still so much of this material that ends up [...]

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A TV crew from CBS News’ “60 Minutes” was jumped at while filming a report on the illegal dumping of toxic electronic waste in the Guiyo region of southern China. Scott Pelley, CBS correspondent was with the crew when the attack took place. Apparently, the thugs who waylaided the group were attempting to confiscate their [...]

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Cell phone recycling grabbed headlines last year when the environmental group Greenpeace released a report detailing the presence of harmful chemicals like brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC, plastics symbol no. 3) in Apple’s iPhone. Critics dismissed the report as a publicity stunt and Apple gave the standard reply of “the levels of these [...]

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