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Unearthing the Mining and Recycling Challenges of Renewable Energy
Renewable energy technologies – like solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries – are expected to grow exponentially in the next few decades. Over a quarter…
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Happy Earth Day! 🌎💚
WRAL: At EREF, we’re working to help make the Earth a better place year-round. Check out these tips for reducing your plastic use from our…
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From Theory to Practice: One Scholar’s Practical Approach to Sustainability
Natalie Vasilivetsky joined the Environmental Research & Education Foundation’s (EREF) latest class of scholars in the fall of 2023. Her academic and professional work in…
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Fueling the Energy Transition with Trash
CNN: While the world seeks potential alternatives to Fossil Fuels, the UN estimates that by 2050, 10% of city waste will be used to produce…
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Understanding the Role of Social Norms in Recycling Behavior:
A New York City Study funded by EREF Almost every day, we’re reminded to recycle: from separating paper and plastics at home, to spotting recycling…
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5 Things We Must Do To Inspire The Next Generation About Sustainability And The Environment
AUTHORITY MAGAZINE: Learn from the Source: Tour a recycling facility, compost facility, and a landfill. Research the effort and resources it takes to get food…
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Safely Disposing of Old Technology for New Tech after the Holidays
ABC NEWS 7: Tech gifts are the most popular gifts for the holidays, but what do you do with your old tech that won’t leave…
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Sustainable Gifting Ideas
CBS NEWS CHICAGO: It’s probably no surprise that waste from shopping bags, wrapping paper, and food increases 25% between Thanksgiving and the New Year. What…
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Reimagining Waste: How Management Practices Shape Economic Circularity
Historically, the flow of goods and materials through society has been described as a linear economy that involves the supply chain (i.e. production and distribution…
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A Reality Check on the 5 Rs
For years it’s been the 3 Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. But recently the 3 have expanded to 5 and, in some cases, even the 7…
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