recycling

‘Time to go dumpster diving’: Family Dollar customer calls out store for throwing out ‘boxes and boxes’ of brand-new items and fresh food

'It is so sad company and corporations. Don’t care as long as they have money'

On Dec 16, 2023 by Melody Heald

‘Why is it just for show’: McDonald’s worker shares what really happens to items in recycling bin

'All of it goes to the same dumpster.'

On Sep 25, 2023 by Braden Bjella

‘Why are you guilt-tripping me about something I can’t do?’: Customer slams Domino’s for encouraging recycling despite greasy boxes

'I’m confused why no one at your $11 billion corporation knows that you cannot recycle a greasy pizza box.'

On Apr 11, 2023 by Adrienne Hunter

‘Someone tell me wtf a bottle deposit fee is and why am I paying it?’: Target shopper says they had to pay bottle deposit fee when buying Red Bull

'They bribe ya to recycle.'

On Jan 14, 2023 by Braden Bjella

person speaking outside while walking (l) Starbucks barista holding cup (c) person holding up Starbucks reusable cup (r)

‘That kinda defeats the entire purpose of the reusable cup’: Starbucks barista throws away plastic cup after customer brought his own reusable cup

'Part of my soul dies when they do that.'

On Dec 2, 2022 by Jack Alban

Woman walking holding Starbucks tumbler caption 'Starbucks greenwashing: Brought my own tumbler to Starbucks, they made the drink in the normal plastic cup and transferred the coffee into my tumbler, and threw the plastic cup in the trash' (l) Starbucks sign on blue sky background (r)

‘Starbucks greenwashing’: Customer puts Starbucks on blast after barista used a plastic cup to make a drink and poured it into her reusable cup

'They threw the plastic cup in the trash.'

On May 19, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

‘This waste is MADDENING’: TikToker shows Target dumpster full of new bikes

'This is so stupid and wasteful.'

On Apr 29, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

The best composter to turn food scraps into soil

Transform those kitchen scraps with the best composters to suit every home.

On Nov 18, 2021 by Beck Diaz

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Sonos is getting called out for its shady ‘recycle’ program

'Sonos is throwing any claimed environmental friendliness in the trash in order to sell more speakers.'

On Dec 30, 2019 by Mikael Thalen

Recycler Eric Lundgren wanted to reduce e-waste—and ended up in prison

An e-waste recycler's innovative attempt at helping our e-waste problem landed him in prison.

On Apr 26, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

e-waste smartphones landfill computer global warming

New smartphones are destroying our planet, study finds

Here's what you can do about it.

On Mar 27, 2018 by Phillip Tracy

2020 Olympics winners will be wearing old technology around their necks

A brilliant way to reuse our beloved old electronics.

On Feb 2, 2017 by Phillip Tracy

6 things you’ve been throwing away that you can sell on eBay instead

It's time to turn your trash into cash.

On May 27, 2016 by Mike Wehner