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https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0734242X211035926

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/costofliving/why-that-two-year-old-pickup-truck-is-almost-as-expensive-as-a-brand-new-one-these-days-1.6017055/online-returns-find-second-life-at-real-life-treasure-hunt-business-1.6017271

Online returns find second life at 'real-life treasure hunt' business | CBC Radio Ever wondered what happens to the items you mail back to online businesses? A new business open in Ontario and Alberta is buying pallets full of returns from Canadian big box and online retailers, then selling them for next to nothing.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/your-cotton-tote-is-pretty-much-the-worst-replacement-for-a-plastic-bag?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Your Cotton Tote is Pretty Much the Worst Replacement for a Plastic Bag You have to use a cotton tote thousands of times to make up for its environmental impact.

https://www.wired.com/story/where-shoes-ordered-check-ocean-floor/?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Where Are Those Shoes You Ordered? Check the Ocean Floor More containers have fallen off ships in the past four months than are typically lost in a year. Blame heavy traffic and rolling waves.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56404803

Plastic bags recycled into fabric to fight pollution Scientists turn polythene into textiles in a development designed to make fashion more sustainable.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-case-for-the-humble-garbage-disposal?utm_source=pocket-newtab

The Case for the Humble Garbage Disposal From a waste-management perspective, the in-sink tool punches far above its weight.

https://news.mit.edu/2021/inentec-turning-trash-into-valuable-chemical-products-clean-fuels-0106

InEnTec: Turning trash into valuable chemical products and clean fuels Spun out of MIT in 1995, InEnTec uses a process called plasma gasification to turn any kind of trash — even biological, radioactive, and other hazardous waste — into valuable chemical products and clean fuels.

https://www.economist.com/international/2020/12/19/covid-19-has-posed-new-challenges-to-the-worlds-waste-pickers

Covid-19 has posed new challenges to the world’s waste-pickers Those who are better organised have prospered more

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/18/tech/compology-artificial-intelligence/

Here's why some McDonald's restaurants are putting cameras in their dumpsters Jason Gates spends a lot of his time thinking about trash, and how we can generate less of it.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90585634/recycled-plastic-wont-save-the-planet?fbclid=IwAR2XL0rkt2qqanU4wfYLtKRB6LW075MG2hd87NkW1iBTYC6gZLCaDFeV2Y0

Recycled plastic is everywhere—and it’s harming the planet Recycled plastic won’t save the environment.