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Why aren’t we recycling more plastic?
In many countries, you can find the universally recognized recycling symbol – three chasing arrows – on plastic products. But not every…
Waste Pickers Demand Livelihood Protection During Dump Closures: Learnings from 3 Cities
With growing concerns around social and environmental impacts, pressure to close open dump sites is increasing. These processes often happen hastily…
DRS should stay mandatory in PPWR plenary vote, says joint letter
Natural Mineral Waters Europe (NMWE), Minderoo Foundation, Reloop, UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe, and Zero Waste Europe have signed a joint letter warning that ambition surrounding the collection…
EPA’s $33M in recycling education grants will boost programs in New York, California and more
The U.S. EPA recently announced $33.3 million in Recycling Education and Outreach grants meant to help increase recycling collection rates and decrease…
EU’s circular material use rate slightly up in 2022
According to Eurostat, in 2022, the EU’s circular material use rate reached 11.5%, meaning that 11.5% of material resources used…
Contract „cu cântec“ de 60 de milioane de euro pentru salubrizarea Sectorului 4. Banii ajung la fosta Rosal Grup, care și-a schimbat numele în United Waste Solutions
Contractul pentru gestiunea deșeurilor de pe raza sectorului a fost atribuit. Anunțul conține puține detalii, deși suma care urmează să ajungă în…
Brands, packaging companies and recyclers talk collaboration to improve recycling
Speakers from across the packaging recycling value chain connected at the Packaging Recycling Summit to hash out ways to improve recycling…
Consiliul Județean Cluj cheltuie 65 de milioane de lei pe o instalație inutilă, ca să mai scape de gunoaiele din CMID
Consiliul Județean Cluj a mai găsit o idee „genială” ca să scape de deșeuri. Va plăti 65 de milioane de lei…
Cum au învins 500 de oameni Consiliul Județean Ilfov, care voia să facă o nouă groapă de gunoi lângă groapa de gunoi care-i intoxică deja
Singura groapă de gunoi care funcționează în județul Ilfov a transformat viața a peste 360.000 de oameni într-un calvar. Hidrogenul sulfurat, eliberat…
WM’s chief sustainability officer on the future of recycling
Tara Hemmer sees WM’s investments in recycling as a key piece of its sustainability strategy. Technology will allow WM to respond to…
Moving from symptom management to upstream plastics prevention: The fallacy of plastic cleanup technology
Plastic removal technologies can temporarily mitigate plastic accumulation at local scales, but evidence-based criteria are needed in policies to ensure that they…
Decrease in lightweight plastic bags continued in 2021
In 2021, each person living in the EU consumed on average 77 lightweight plastic carrier bags (LPCBs), which is 11 bags less per person, compared with…