TechCrunch
Startup Builds Recycling Robot Because Humans Apparently Can't Be Trusted With Bins
A Scottish startup raised $5 million to build a recycling robot, mostly because humans keep putting recyclables in the trash and calling it a day.
2026-10-09
TechCrunch
2026-08-29
ScienceDaily
Scientists Turn World's Most Uncooperative Plastic Into Engine Oil, Because Why Not
Virginia Tech researchers have turned the recycling nightmare that is PVC into high-performance engine oil, proving that one person's trash is another person's lubricant.
2026-08-26
MIT Technology Review
Eco-Friendly Glue Promises to Unstick Recycling's Biggest Annoyance
A startup's biodegradable cellulose glue aims to make recycling labels stick - without the petroleum-based guilt trip.
2026-07-28
BBC Business
Paper’s Sticky Problem: Glue Is Ruining Recycling, So Germany Invented Laser Sealing and Ultrasonic Welding
Europe’s new recycling rules are forcing packaging makers to stop using glue, so German engineers are turning to lasers and ultrasonic welding to seal paper - because nothing says ‘innovation’ like a laser-sealed toilet paper roll.
2026-07-25
ScienceDaily
Study Finds Recycling Doesn't Actually Distract People from Waging War on Big Oil
A four-year study of nearly 2,800 Australians finds that recycling and other green habits don't distract people from supporting systemic climate action - but they don't automatically turn them into activists either.
2026-05-20
The Guardian
Starbucks' 'Widely Recyclable' Cups Go on Whirlwind Tour of Landfills, Report Finds
Slapping Bluetooth trackers on Starbucks' 'widely recyclable' cups reveals they take scenic tours to landfills and incinerators - never actually getting recycled.
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