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![A man stands in front of a lathe he is repairing.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_8072-6d993ec858c4de3368cf5639652c4d6ad7ef0c2d-scaled-e1685219887177-900x422.jpeg)
Fixit culture is on the rise, but repair legislation faces resistance
By: Chloe Veltman I NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Americans are responsible for throwing out more stuff than any other nation in the world. According to the Public Interest Research Group, people in this country… Read More
![The PureCycle plant in Ironton, Ohio. The plant recycles plastic waste into reusable "feedstock" pellets.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/PureCycle-plant-e1673456445860-900x422.jpg)
A new plant in Ironton uses cutting-edge technology to recycle plastic waste
By: Taylor Burnette
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IRONTON, Ohio (WOUB) — “A molecular washing machine” is how PureCycle’s CEO Dustino Olson describes the company’s plastic recycling process. At their recently constructed plant in Ironton, all sorts of… Read More
![plastic bottles and other types of plastic waste at the Thilafushi waste disposal site](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/shutterstock_426187984-e1670261157662-900x422.jpg)
How countries are trying to tackle the plastic pollution problem together
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (PBS News Hour) — This week, representatives from 150 nations are meeting in Uruguay with the goal of dramatically reducing or eliminating all plastic pollution by 2040. Meanwhile,… Read More
![Waste engineer Jenna Jambeck of the University of Georgia surveys plastic waste in a southeast Asian village, where it will be recycled to make raw material for more plastic products. Jambeck advises Asian governments on how to keep plastic trash out of waterways.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-20180628-wa0001-0852e1fef38757312b401be61cf6b69a5db0d4ea-900x422.jpeg)
We’re Overrun With Plastic Trash. An Environmental Engineer Seeks A Solution
By: Christopher Joyce | NPR
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The engineer views a landfill as a living ecosystem, and the plastic that clogs it as a serious threat that crowds out life and never goes away. Can we eliminate the waste before it smothers us?