Conservation and Recycling

And they have a plan to dramatically reduce plastic pollution by 80% by 2040.
Plastic trash has overwhelmed America. Fossil fuel companies are about to make it worse.
The country is rolling out a major new trash policy. Residents already hate it.
In Germany, strict recycling laws are widely praised. But success masks a dark truth.
The U.S. creates three times the global average of waste despite representing just 4% of the world's population.
There's a new plan afoot to stop tons of plastics from ending up in landfills.
It's not all about the packaging, but it's a very good start.
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Most Americans have no idea how to recycle, a new study finds.
As the world struggles to cope with its garbage, places like this suffer the most.
In Bocas del Toro, Panama, visitors to a castle made out of plastic waste are asked to atone for their sins against the planet.