Plastic waste makes up more than 12-percent of all waste entering landfills in the U.S., according to 2010 figures from the EPA, which is equivalent to about 31 million tons. Only about 8-percent of this plastic trash was recycled, so that leaves quite a bit plastic junk lying around. An innovative new gadget called the Filabot promises to improve the plastic waste problem – it grinds up plastic, melts it, and extrudes plastic filament. Read More…

American’s generate about 250 million tons of waste each year. That’s an incredibly huge amount of trash, junk, construction debris, e-waste, and so on entering landfills, recycling centers and composting piles each year. Sometimes it’s easier to see what’s going on these days with America’s municipal waste system by looking at a visual depiction of the types of stuff we throw away, how much of it, and what we’re doing to turn that waste into sustainable energy. “Trash Stats” is an infographic that aims to do just that, enjoy… Read More…