As the world transitions away from fossil fuels, oil and gas companies are looking towards plastic as their next major growth market. Source: How the fossil fuel industry is pushing plastics on the world Read More…
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As the world transitions away from fossil fuels, oil and gas companies are looking towards plastic as their next major growth market. Source: How the fossil fuel industry is pushing plastics on the world Read More…
President Joe Biden highlighted the necessity of the right to repair devices in remarks at the White House on Jan. 24.→ Source: President Biden praises right to repair shifts – E-Scrap News Read More…
People are tossing old electronics in the recycling bin, and they’re lighting on fire and exploding at municipal recycling centers at an alarming rate. Source: Lithium Battery Fires Are Threatening Recycling as We Know It Read More…
Within three years, Waste Management could be sending 150,000 tons of mixed paper and plastic each year to a factory that will recycle the otherwise-landfill-bound material into a high-quality roofing board.→ Source: The details behind WM’s Continuus deal – …
Wine bottles make a long journey from glass factory to your recycling bin. Find out about how it affects your wine and local economies here. Source: The Lifecycle of a Wine Bottle, From Sand to the Economy of Recycling | …
The food waste reduction strategy with the greatest environmental benefits is not recycling, it is prevention. Source: New EPA report highlights climate impacts of food waste | Greenbiz Read More…
Activist investors have used shareholder resolutions to pressure Microsoft and Apple on their repair policies. Now, Google is feeling the heat. … Read More…
Conducting this life cycle analysis provides the first step in understanding the true monetized climatic, human health and environmental values of compost and mulch use in the San Diego region. Source: Environmental Dollars And Sense Of Composting In San Diego …
PVC, PS and PFAS-containing packaging are among the items the plastics management network aims to phase out by 2025. Some applaud the list as a positive step for the circular economy, but others say it's counterproductive and too subjective. … Read More…
Group rolls out much-anticipated list of problem plastics The U.S. Plastics Pact says polystyrene and PVC packaging, opaque PET and other materials should be phased out in coming years. A recycling facility operator called the potential elimination of PVC and …