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Martha Stewart - What's the Difference Between Biodegradable, Compostable, and Recyclable?

Understand these processes in order to best dispose of your trash.

Many of us are more concerned than ever about what we leave behind, and rightly so: Ramani Narayan, a Michigan State University professor of engineering with expertise in sustainability, says that 50 percent of the materials that go to landfill is organic waste.

Dr. Jane Goodall - How to Remain Hopeful for the Future - The Daily Social Distancing Show

Jane Goodall discusses her work studying primates, the threat of climate change, what individuals can do to help change the world and why she has hope for the future.

SmartCompany - No KeepCup? No worries: Meet Australia’s first ‘circular economy’ takeaway coffee cup

As the backlash to single-use products grows, BYO reusable coffee cups have become popular among busy office workers looking to enjoy a takeaway cup of coffee without adding more waste to landfill.

But in a coffee-loving nation, the flaw lies in the simple fact that not everyone has a cup on hand when a caffeine craving hits.

That’s a problem The Cup eXchange co-founder Marty Rowell set out to solve using a system that’s growing in popularity around the world: the circular economy.

BBC News - Sir David Attenborough spent lockdown 'listening to birds'

Forced to abandon his travels, the famous naturalist said lockdown offered "a vision of what life can be like when you've got more time to sit and stare".
Time, too, to join Instagram, where he last week landed a million followers in record-breaking time.
"The message that I am concerned about is so important I would use any medium to get it out," he told BBC Breakfast.

BBC News - Scientists create a microscopic robot that ‘walks’

Scientists at Cornell University have created a tiny micro-robot that "walks" using four legs. Invisible to the naked eye, 10 of the computer chip bots could fit within the full stop at the end of this sentence.