How can hospitals cut their plastic waste?
Hospitals have to use a lot of single-use plastics to deliver care for patients. In today’s episode, we look at how one is cutting down through their medical plastics recycling initiative.
Jan 28, 2025
Possibly Podcast Category: Recycling
Do bottle bills work?
Today’s question comes from a listener here in Rhode Island. They’ve been following local efforts to start a deposit recycling program for bottles and cans like some other states have, and they’re wondering, do these incentive programs really work?
Mar 26, 2024
How do I Recycle Damaged Clothes or Fabric?
With spring cleaning right around the corner, we’re looking into ways you can keep your damaged fabrics out of the landfill.
Mar 5, 2024
Should I wrap my presents in fabric or paper?
Today, we have a question from a listener named Susan. She wants to know about gift wrapping: “Is it better for the environment to wrap Christmas gifts in fabric you can use over again rather than paper?”
Dec 18, 2023
Is it better to drink from a can or a bottle?
Drink from a can! It takes fewer emissions to make an aluminum can and fewer emissions to deliver beer that comes in cans. Cans are also more likely to be recycled, it takes less energy to recycle them, and they're safer to pick up if they've been thrown on the ground.
Jul 6, 2020
What’s The Real Impact Of Plastic Straws?
Why are so many people talking about banning straws right now, and how much of a difference does skipping the straw actually make?
Sep 2, 2019
Does Glass Get Recycled In Rhode Island?
Is it true that Rhode Island’s glass isn’t getting recycled?
Aug 12, 2019
Where Does Our Recycling Go?
Since China recently stopped taking recycling from the US, does our recycling here in Rhode Island have somewhere to go?
Aug 5, 2019