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The question that I was asked the most when I started this blog was: “Can you please find out what is happening with our recycling?” There has been a lot of anxiety since China enacted its “National Sword” policy in January 2018, effectively shutting down imports of recycled plastic from the US. It’s a great […]

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Climate change, despite its outsized impact on the planet, is still an abstract concept to many of us. That needs to change. My hope is that readers of this blog will develop a better understanding of...