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Recycling/Plastics

Season 1 Episode 103 | 26m 35s

In 2017 China stopped receiving foreign waste materials creating a major disruption in the status quo of U.S. recycling forcing a reckoning of how waste products are and can be recycled and repurposed. Explore the feasibility of both small- and large-scale solutions for what to do with our plastic waste and how to create circular economy that protects the planet.

Aired: 08/31/23 | Expires: 08/31/26
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
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Virginia has seen a spike in opioid-related deaths in the past several years.
Discover how community newspapers survive while serving as a trusted local news source.
Explore the balance of cultivating healthy forests and using trees for timber.
Many of Virginia’s veterans report difficulty adjusting to civilian life after serving.
Learn about important programs designed to help the elderly live more fulfilling lives.
While farmers rely on migrant labor, life is often difficult for these same workers.
Music video featuring Robin and Linda Williams performing the theme song of Life in the Heart Land.
Life in the Heart Land takes a deep dive into rural problems and potential solutions.
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Discover how community newspapers survive while serving as a trusted local news source.
Explore the balance of cultivating healthy forests and using trees for timber.
Many of Virginia’s veterans report difficulty adjusting to civilian life after serving.
Virginia has seen a spike in opioid-related deaths in the past several years.
Learn about important programs designed to help the elderly live more fulfilling lives.
While farmers rely on migrant labor, life is often difficult for these same workers.
Learn about the challenges facing family farms and how young farmers are finding success.
In rural Virginia, residents lack access to high-speed Internet but there are solutions.
Learn how federal recognition has had a positive impact on the Monacan Nation.
Learn how immigrants in rural areas succeed as small farm “agricultores”.