Wasted

KCRW’s new series, “Wasted,” introduces audiences to uncovering neat solutions to the dirty problem of waste.

A global movement of people are popularizing one of the oldest methods of conservation: reusing, repurposing, and regifting.

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Online sales have skyrocketed during the pandemic, and so have the mountains of packaging that protect those orders in transit.

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At a greenhouse in La Jolla, California, scientists are trying to harness the carbon-sucking power of plants to clean up the atmosphere.

Wasted: These plants are genetically modified to remove more carbon emissions from the air

At a greenhouse in La Jolla, California, scientists are trying to harness the carbon-sucking power of plants to clean up the atmosphere.

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California politicians and environmental activists are working to pass a Right to Repair bill to make it easier to fix technology and reduce the e-waste going to landfills.

Wasted: Tackling e-waste by fixing broken tech

California politicians and environmental activists are working to pass a Right to Repair bill to make it easier to fix technology and reduce the e-waste going to landfills.

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Several construction startups are building homes quickly and affordably while creating minimal waste, with the help of giant 3D printers.

Wasted: Reducing construction waste with giant 3D printers

Several construction startups are building homes quickly and affordably while creating minimal waste, with the help of giant 3D printers.

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Homeboy Electronics Recycling is refurbishing, repurposing and reselling tens of thousands of pounds of electronics every week, all while employing formerly incarcerated and…

Wasted: How formerly incarcerated workers in LA are tackling the world’s mounting e-waste

Homeboy Electronics Recycling is refurbishing, repurposing and reselling tens of thousands of pounds of electronics every week, all while employing formerly incarcerated and…

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With every strawberry that doesn’t get eaten comes the wasted water to grow it, the wasted gas to transport it, the methane it emits while it rots, and crowded landfills.

Wasted: Why the average California strawberry goes uneaten

With every strawberry that doesn’t get eaten comes the wasted water to grow it, the wasted gas to transport it, the methane it emits while it rots, and crowded landfills.

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Santa Monica’s new City Hall East structure uses “foam-flush” toilets that turn human waste into nutrient-rich compost for the garden on site.

Wasted: Santa Monica building will fertilize plants with human poop from foam toilets

Santa Monica’s new City Hall East structure uses “foam-flush” toilets that turn human waste into nutrient-rich compost for the garden on site.

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The average American throws away nearly five pounds of trash daily.

Wasted: A new KCRW series

The average American throws away nearly five pounds of trash daily.

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Charlie Hodges makes toy houses out of paperboard and eco-friendly inks.

How one LA toymaker is tackling the country’s plastic waste problem

Charlie Hodges makes toy houses out of paperboard and eco-friendly inks.

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