When the Center for Climate Integrity released its report about plastic recycling, one might have expected the environmentalist non-profit to encourage the practice. Anyone raised in the late-20th and ...

California pays people up to 10 cents for recycling certain bottles and cans. The state credits the program with reducing waste, but it's also been a target of criminal schemes. "It's an honor system ...

On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Dharna Noor on how industry lobbies invented the recycling myth. Paris Marx Here's where to find podcasts from The Nation. Political talk without the boring ...

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In recent years, the waste and recycling industry has seen a surge in online platforms designed to connect waste generators with waste users. These platforms, such as WasteXchange.org, play a vital ...

One man was sentenced to prison today and two others were placed on probation for the unusual crime of running a cardboard recycling scam.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained emergency relief to stop an allegedly fraudulent scheme that raised more than $7.2 million from investors who were told the money would be used in a ...