Best of 2019 Video Vault: 5 videos that kept us thinking in 2019

Equity and plastic and leadership — oh my!

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Best of 2019 Video Vault: 5 videos that kept us thinking in 2019

How Dow Chemical and Boise are taking aim at plastics

Many U.S. cities are struggling with how to keep items like juice pouches, candy wrappers and plastic dinnerware out of landfills.

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How Dow Chemical and Boise are taking aim at plastics

It won’t be easy, but Hawaii should speed up its transition to clean energy

The state has made major progress in its shift from oil to renewables but there’s still a lot to be done, according to a new report analyzing its ongoing transition.

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It won’t be easy, but Hawaii should speed up its transition to clean energy

Here’s How Kids Explain “Bigger Than The Bin” Recycling

Most American kids today grow up with a recycling bin and an understanding that items like paper and plastic bottles can be turned into something new. What they’re less often taught is how big items — think cars and concrete — can be recycled….

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Recycling Batteries Is Easy With The Big Green Box

When it comes to recycling, Americans are much more likely to take the green route with household items like aluminum cans and plastic bottles than they are with electronics. In fact, only 31 percent of people recycle single-use batteries, while…

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Plastic, China and how to drive your brand into the circular economy

As our seafood gets overfished, and with a growing global population that consumes many more products and plastic, we are facing a growing waste challenge which may lead us to having an ocean that has more plastic than fish by 2050. Part of me believes this tragic result will come much earlier, due to the vast underestimation of the amount of illegal fishing that is going on in the world today and the lack of global capacity for recycling and waste management.

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Making High-Tech Aircraft Parts with… Cork

Photo: Wikipedia , GFDL Is Cork About to Take Off? Portugal produces a lot of cork: At about 157,000 tonnes/year, it grow over half of the total world supply. Since demand for cork is going down in the wine industry (because of metal screwtops and plastic stoppers), Portugese engineers are looking for other uses for the natural material

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Green Eyes On: Can Walking Barefoot Make You Healthier?

Photo: Tulane Pubic Relations via Flickr.

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Green Eyes On: Can Walking Barefoot Make You Healthier?