Why are chip bags so hard to recycle?

Tech Insider : Economy, Environment

The modern chip bag took decades to evolve from a single sheet to a complicated mix of plastics and aluminum. The design, referred to as a multilayered package, is used in everything from juice boxes to ketchup packets to yogurt pouches. The use of so many materials means the packaging is almost never recycled.

Why a semi-retired baby boomer chose a passion project over a life of leisure: 'There's just an adrenaline rush'

Tech Insider : Economy
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Michael McCaman (right) and Trey Fischer, two of four cofounders of Orion Therapeutics.

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How 4 Gen Zers are reaching financial independence

Tech Insider : Economy
Cody Berman (left), Jubilee Bosch (center), Amber Smith (right)
Cody Berman (left), Jubilee Bosch (center), and Amber Smith (right) have all followed many principles of the FIRE — financial independence, retire early — movement.

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Universal basic income is 'straight out of the Karl Marx playbook,' financial guru Dave Ramsey says

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Dave Ramsey addressing a crowd.
Dave Ramsey.

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Wyoming, Delaware, and Montana are the most entrepreneurial states of 2024 so far. It might be due to business-friendly taxes.

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Main Street in Bozeman, Montana. Wyoming and Montana have been hot spots for new businesses.

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Top MBAs are flocking to search funds. One Harvard grad explained why he founded a $530,000 fund to buy tech companies.

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Gaurav Singh
Gaurav Singh launched his own search fund earlier this year.

Gaurav Singh

Emory students won a $10,000 prize for their AI tool. Then the university punished them.

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Emory University students (not pictured) were disciplined for creating an AI program.

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A career coach shares 3 keys to setting yourself up for success as an entrepreneur

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Mindset is huge when it comes to betting on yourself, career coach Marlo Lyons told Business Insider, but it isn't everything.

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8 tips from Jeff Bezos on how to run a company and manage your team

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Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos was CEO of Amazon for 27 years.

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I left my VP role at 25 to build a startup. Leaving security and a steady paycheck behind was hard, but I have no regrets.

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Timothy Gamble is a cofounder of HelloData.ai.

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