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Vermont Is First State To Ban Throwing Food Scraps Into The Trash

Its new law requires residents and businesses to compost, aiming to save both landfill space and money.
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People Are Living Inside Landfills As The World Drowns In Its Own Trash

While the oceans fill up with plastic waste, a horrifying crisis unfolds on land.
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The Dirty Truth Is, Your Recycling May Actually Go To Landfills

America is in the midst of what one official calls an "unprecedented" recycling crisis.
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Why These Compostable Straws May Not Be As Green As You Think

Compostable products still end up in landfills, where they do not break down any faster than regular plastic.
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If You Want To Be Healthier, Eat Your Trash

A lot of the food we throw out is edible -- and loaded with nutrients.
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These 4 States Are Doing Something Truly Revolutionary With Food

Ready, set, compost.
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As An Underground Fire Smolders Near Radioactive Waste, EPA Dismisses Concerns

But the state attorney general isn't having it: "The people of Missouri can’t afford to wait any longer."
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America Is Throwing Out Way More Garbage Than We Thought

New estimate is more than double the EPA's.
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