Apr. 24, 2024 07:21 AM EDT
Minneapolis Star Tribune. April 20, 2024.
Editorial: Minnesota is losing the race on mental health care
A new state study concludes that reimbursement provided by medical programs hasn’t kept pace with the cost of providing care. So it makes zero sense to let a cut...
Mar. 21, 2024 12:46 PM EDT
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — U.N. agencies have warned that waste from electronics is piling up worldwide while recycling rates remain low and are likely to fall even further.
The agencies were referring to “e-waste,” which is defined as discarded devices with a plug or battery,...
Feb. 18, 2024 00:06 AM EST
CHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Two years after California launched an effort to keep organic waste out of landfills, the state is so far behind on getting food recycling programs up and running that it's widely accepted next year's ambitious waste-reduction targets won't be met.
Over...
Feb. 15, 2024 13:39 PM EST
CEDARTOWN, Ga. (AP) — A company that recycles solar panels announced Thursday that it would build a $344 million factory in northwest Georgia, for the first time expanding to making new glass for panels.
Arizona-based Solarcycle said it would hire more than 600 workers in...