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Iowa crayon recycling program shows cost of handling unique items

Dive Brief:
  • The Hurstville Interpretive Center in Maquoketa, IA, home to the Jackson County conservation department, has been attracting attention for its crayon recycling efforts in recent months, as reported by WQAD.
  • Students and residents have become engaged in the program, bringing in an estimated 200 pounds of crayons over the past six weeks. Though the cost of shipping these crayons to a company called Crazy Crayons (about $19 per box) is too high for them to continue. They plan to stop the program in June unless enough donations are received.
  • Colorado-based Crazy Crayons recycles the old writing utensils into new products for schools and nonprofits. The company estimates that more than 12 million crayons are manufactured each day, though minimal recycling options are available for them.
Dive Insight: Compared to the many, many tons of other refuse and recyclables that the industry deals with every year, crayons may seem like a minor element.

活动 | 不买东西的时候 | 来大海见TT

据世界自然基金会的报道,超过80%的海洋污染都是来自陆地生活,陆地人类的生活垃圾:塑料袋、塑料瓶、包装盒等等,如果没有适当处理,这些将最终流向大海。或许我们不以为意,自认海洋的宽广能包容一切,便忽视了它的有限与脆弱。全球每年流入海洋的塑料垃圾高达800万吨,这些颗粒物形体各异,大到塑料袋、塑料瓶、塑料网或鞋等,小到只有几毫米甚至更细小的颗粒。对于海洋中的生物们来说,这些塑料垃圾极具威胁性,随时都有被塑料袋缠住或者误食,导致死亡的几率。

Reciclando o que não era reciclado

Tudo é reciclável. Mas a maior parte dos processos de reciclagem é muito cara ou não tem tecnologia disponível. Só que isso está mudando.
A Terracycle disponibiliza programas de reciclagem, que são financiados por empresas. É uma tecnologia que permite a coleta e a destinação ambientalmente correta de resíduos que não tinham como ser reciclados