by Amber Zhai Since advances in technology are rapidly outpacing recycling, it is crucial that manufacturers of products made with metal consider recyclability during the initial design processes. Two reports by the United Nations’ International Resource Panel urge designers of everything from mobile phones to car batteries to make their products easier to recycle in [...]
by Alex Francis Prior to the advent of flat-screen television technology, bulky tube televisions were able to be recycled for a profit. The glass cathode ray tubes (CRTs) inside each of those TVs were melted down, and the raw material was used to make new tubes that could then be resold. The money [...]
The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. Considered to be the birth of the modern environmental movement, the events of that day were sparked by then-U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson’s disdain for the detrimental effects of the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill. He capitalized on the passion behind the student antiwar [...]