Environment Where Will Your Plastic Trash Go Now That China Doesn't Want It? Last year, China drastically cut back its imports of plastic waste to recycle. Now the U.S. and other wealthy nations must figure out what to do with their discards. Christopher Joyce
Environment 10 tips for recycling with the confidence of a Seattleite sans umbrella You ask, we find answers. Here are some experts' answers to your questions about recycling. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Environment Seattle is really good at recycling. Maybe a little too good Seattle's recycling rules haven't changed. They are the same today as they have been for years, but we don't follow them. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Kids most vulnerable to chemicals in food, packaging Pediatricians are urging Congress to give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authority to collect more data on chemicals in food. A new report by the... Ruby de Luna
Seattle bans plastic straws, but the alternatives aren't perfect either There’s a rising tide of concern over the plastic junk flowing into the world’s oceans. So starting July 1, restaurants and bars in Seattle won’t be... John Ryan
China doesn't want our recycling, but one simple change might help King County officials say China’s refusal to accept U.S. recycling could lead to increased costs and missed environmental goals. But maybe there's a way... Amy Radil
At Seattle's dump, weird is kind of normal When you throw away a piece of trash, do you ever wonder where it goes and who deals with it? If you live in the city of Seattle, there’s a good chance... Kate OConnell
Seattle: You need to clean up your recycling act Have you wondered where your recycling goes once it's picked up? A KUOW listener was curious about that, so we asked Hans Van Dusen, the solid waste... Kim Malcolm Katherine Banwell
Shel Silverstein inspires us to make less holiday trash This holiday season, let's all try to avoid being like Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout. Remember her? The famed profligate from the Shel Silverstein poem who... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Bill Radke
What do San Juan islanders do with their trash? When writer Knute Berger was a kid in the 1960s, vacationing on Shaw Island, his family had a creative way of dumping some of their trash. Caroline Chamberlain
