What’s the best way to recycle clothes? Wash your clothes less. Take care of your grandmother’s coats. Don't feel too smug when giving away clothes. There are lots of recycling tips. So should you buy a used Christmas outfit or not?
Why is so little plastic actually recycled? A group of Danish and Swedish researchers have now tackled this exact question. Their answer? Money.
No more recycling blues Many Norwegians help recycle by placing all their household plastic refuse in special blue plastic bags they get for free from their municipalities. In Romerike, a district on the outskirts of Oslo, smart new machines are making this individual effort obsolete.
Machines are better than people at sorting household trash Novel technology makes it unnecessary to sort trash at home for recycling. But Norwegian authorities want us to keep doing it anyway.