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How Can Companies Recycle Clothes Back Into Clothes?
Your wardrobe is filled with plastic. Your sweat-wicking workout clothes, your running shoe uppers, your raincoat, your high-performance hiking gear, your office…
Europe needs to step up circular economy efforts, including on waste prevention
The EU’s circular economy action plan aims to double the share of recycled materials used in its economy by 2030. The…
INTERVIEW ALICE NICHITA, COCA-COLA HBC: “THE EU SHOULD PRIORITIZE BOTTLE-TO-BOTTLE RECYCLING”
“Promoting circularity is preventing beverage bottles from getting recycled into other industries such as textiles for example. The EU should prioritize…
Leader of Kenyan waste pickers: ‘We are the backbone of recycling’
After a childhood on the dump, John Chweya wants to ensure rights are enshrined in UN plastic pollution treaty. As a…
Washington’s WRAP Act, including EPR and bottle bill plans, won’t move forward this year
Washington state’s WRAP Act, which included major EPR for packaging and bottle bill provisions, will not move forward this year after failing…
Recycling, downcycling and the need for a circular economy
Photo source: Metabolic.nl What happens to the plastic and paper that you’ve carefully sorted into separate bins? We like to believe those…
Dow said it was recycling our shoes. We found them at an Indonesian flea market
At a rundown market on the Indonesian island of Batam, a small location tracker was beeping from the back of a crumbling…
Study shows EPR laws could increase US recycling rates
A recent study conducted by The Recycling Partnership, Washington, claims states can expect significant increases in recycling rates for packaging—including plastic,…
ETC/CE Report 2023/2 The fate of EU plastic waste
There has been a steady decline in the export of EU plastic waste trade, which, since 2017, has been surpassed (both in…
Analiză. Sistemul Garanţie-Returnare, revoluţia din magazine: Cum arată azi proiectul care va schimba modul în care vom cumpăra apă şi băuturi răcoritoare?
Anul 2022 a adus noi progrese în procesul de implementare a Sistemului Garanţie-Returnare (SGR), conceptul care va schimba modul în care românii…
Beyond recycling: why reuse is at a tipping point
The transition from single-use towards reuse models of consumption as an integral part of the reduce-reuse-recycle agenda is gaining traction across…
Global Plastics Treaty: Waste Pickers Ready to Talk
“We are the face of recycling in the world, we are the hands that clean the world, we are the real…