recycling /tags/recycling recycling en-US Copyright Tue, 09 Apr 2024 10:22:47 GMT Here's what to do with your solar eclipse glasses now /news/2024-04-09/heres-what-to-do-with-your-solar-eclipse-glasses-now It will be decades before you'll need them again in the U.S. and most glasses shouldn't be used if they're more than three years old. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 10:22:47 GMT /news/2024-04-09/heres-what-to-do-with-your-solar-eclipse-glasses-now Emily Alfin Johnson Need to talk trash? Arlington to host telephone town hall about trash carts, upcoming new rules /government/2024-01-17/need-to-talk-trash-arlington-to-host-telephone-town-hall-about-trash-carts-upcoming-new-rules Arlington residents will receive trash carts Feb. 5, 2024, and Republic Services, Arlington's trash hauler, will transition to an automated service. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government/2024-01-17/need-to-talk-trash-arlington-to-host-telephone-town-hall-about-trash-carts-upcoming-new-rules Kailey Broussard Hundreds of Tarrant residents turn out to decry landfill ‘fiasco’ near Lake Worth /environment-nature/2023-12-07/hundreds-of-tarrant-residents-turn-out-to-decry-landfill-fiasco-near-lake-worth After months of agonizing over the prospect of a new landfill near Lake Worth, hundreds of northwest Tarrant County residents packed the Brewer High School auditorium Dec. 5 to hear from the developer and voice concerns about the proposal. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:12:17 GMT /environment-nature/2023-12-07/hundreds-of-tarrant-residents-turn-out-to-decry-landfill-fiasco-near-lake-worth Haley Samsel | Fort Worth Report North Texas cities are turning your leftover cooking grease into biodiesel /news/2023-11-27/north-texas-cities-are-turning-your-leftover-cooking-grease-into-biodiesel Nearly 40 cities are participating in a holiday grease roundup now through mid-January where residents can bring leftover cooking oils and grease to be recycled. Mon, 27 Nov 2023 20:22:20 GMT /news/2023-11-27/north-texas-cities-are-turning-your-leftover-cooking-grease-into-biodiesel Juan Salinas II Dallas art supply thrift store Pegasus Creative Reuse diverts treasure from the landfill /arts-culture/2023-09-07/dallas-art-supply-thrift-store-pegasus-creative-reuse-diverts-treasure-from-the-landfill North Texans can exchange the sequins and fabric from their DIY Taylor Swift and Beyoncé concert outfits for new treasures. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2023-09-07/dallas-art-supply-thrift-store-pegasus-creative-reuse-diverts-treasure-from-the-landfill Elizabeth Myong | Arts Access Recycling efforts may be coming to Denton apartment complexes under updated ordinance /environment-nature/2023-07-31/recycling-efforts-may-be-coming-to-denton-apartment-complexes-under-updated-ordinance Mon, 31 Jul 2023 14:49:24 GMT /environment-nature/2023-07-31/recycling-efforts-may-be-coming-to-denton-apartment-complexes-under-updated-ordinance Juan Betancourt | Denton Record-Chronicle 'Spare Parts' Makes Recycling A Work Of Art /texas-news/2021-07-27/spare-parts-makes-recycling-a-work-of-art A San Antonio nonprofit looks to keep used materials out of the landfill and into artists' hands. Wed, 28 Jul 2021 00:00:47 GMT /texas-news/2021-07-27/spare-parts-makes-recycling-a-work-of-art Jack Morgan What Will Happen To All The Plexiglass Barriers Businesses Set Up During The Pandemic? /texas-news/2021-07-12/what-will-happen-to-all-the-plexiglass-barriers-businesses-set-up-during-the-pandemic Plexiglass barriers used to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 won't be easy to recycle. The acrylic sheets will likely have to be reused or repurposed to avoid being added to landfills. Mon, 12 Jul 2021 18:00:57 GMT /texas-news/2021-07-12/what-will-happen-to-all-the-plexiglass-barriers-businesses-set-up-during-the-pandemic Sangita Menon How This Chemical Engineer Is Hacking Plastic Production To Promote Sustainability /news/2021-01-30/how-this-chemical-engineer-is-hacking-plastic-production-to-promote-sustainability Chemical engineer Paul Dauenhauer of the University of Minnesota has dedicated his career to revolutionizing the materials we rely on most. He’s worked to derive crucial “chemical building blocks” from renewable resources that can be used to manufacture existing products, as well as create entirely new alternatives. Sat, 30 Jan 2021 18:00:58 GMT /news/2021-01-30/how-this-chemical-engineer-is-hacking-plastic-production-to-promote-sustainability Isabella Isaacs-Thomas | PBS NewsHour How Big Oil Misled The Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled /news/2020-09-11/how-big-oil-misled-the-public-into-believing-plastic-would-be-recycled An NPR and PBS Frontline investigation reveals how the oil and gas industry used the promise of recycling to sell more plastic, even when they knew it would never work on a large scale. Fri, 11 Sep 2020 17:00:05 GMT /news/2020-09-11/how-big-oil-misled-the-public-into-believing-plastic-would-be-recycled Laura Sullivan