Category: Waste & Waste Management
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Plant-based plastics could help reduce the millions of tonnes of medical waste hospitals generate each year
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A review of lignin as a precursor for macromonomers: Challenges and opportunities in utilizing agri-food waste
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Deal on new EU rules to reduce textile and food waste
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Panama and Ocean Cleanup partner on waste management
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Bacteria might eat the next chair you buy
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The impact of distribution and collection systems on the purity of kitchen waste: A comparative analysis of approaches in Slovakia
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Netherlands considers repeal of single-use plastic surcharge as organizations question effectiveness
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EU agrees to reduce food waste and set new rules on waste textile
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Welsh Government to launch consultation on Wales DRS in May
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New Bio-Based Thermoset Offers Durability and Recyclability
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The biodegradable microbeads that scrub out plastic pollution
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Why Oxo-Biodegradable Plastics are Essential for Addressing Plastic Waste (FREE)
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Taghleef Industries on compostables infrastructure and PPWR
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Borealis to Scale Circular Waste Management in Indonesia
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How this Filipino scientist develops eco-packaging from plant waste
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Hard-to-recycle plastics can “mail it in” (FREE)
Article by David Goldstein, Ventura County Public Works Agency Environmental Resource Analyst. This is a FREE article
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World Economic Forum’s plastic group expands for systemic waste management
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EU Official Journal publishes Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation
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Paperisation is not the silver bullet for food packaging
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Sea glass is slowly vanishing from beaches due to our reliance on single-use plastics (Video)
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EU PPWR will reshape packaging, plastics and recycling value chains
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Crucial role of pre-treatment in plastic photoreforming for precision upcycling
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DOE Announces Phase 2 Winners of Re-X Before Recycling Prize To Extend the Lifetimes of Manufactured Products
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Free the Recycling! When bagging is wrong and when it’s right (FREE)
Article by David Goldstein, Ventura County Public Works Agency Environmental Resource Analyst. This is a FREE article
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New research raises concerns over festive season plastic waste
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PPWR Summary
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Understanding importance of protecting our shores from plastic pollution (Florida)
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Malaysia imposes anti-dumping duties on plastic imports from China, Indonesia
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Thailand bans imports of plastic waste to curb toxic pollution
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German scientist develop game-changing process that could help solve growing global trash issue
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Waste Management strategy for Trump and Musk (FREE)
Here are some waste management policy suggestions for president Trump. This is a FREE article
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New Quebec recycling system takes effect, shifts more responsibility to producers
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Top 10 Best Zero-Waste Startups in India 2025
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Philippines waste collection update
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EUBP welcomes PPWR
The European regulation on packaging waste has never been so complicated: it’s a mix between a kaleidoscope and a labyrinthe.…
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When ‘compostables’ are actually garbage
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Researchers reveal key factors behind Japan’s plastic waste removal rates in rivers
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Houston City Council Member Questions ‘Advanced’ Recycling of Plastic
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Plastic waste production skyrockets during the holidays (Video)
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New Jersey targets plastic packaging that fills landfills and pollutes
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Lautoka launches new recycling hub to combat ocean plastic pollution
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Researchers use bacteria to convert plastic waste into human therapeutics, including insulin
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Belgian retailers form reusable packaging coalition to bring systemic change to waste management
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UN Talks on Plastics Fall Short, End With No Global Treaty to Control Waste (Newsweek)
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Five firms in plastic pollution alliance ‘made 1,000 times more plastic than they cleaned up’ (The Guardian)
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Biden administration unveils national strategy to strengthen efforts to reduce plastic waste
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Odisha Startup Tackles Environmental And Food Waste Challenges With Bioplastics
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Welsh Government announces withdrawal from UK-wide deposit return scheme
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White Paper on Upcycling Food and Drinks Packaging: How EU-funded research projects transform food and drink packaging to reduce waste (report)
The pressure is mounting as more and more people are asking questions. They have to come up with all kinds…
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South Africa goes for plastics mechanical recycling
New plastic mechanical recycling plants are still being built. One company is strongly believing in this option. They’re lucky that…
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Can incinerators solve Vietnam’s waste crisis?
I’ll be honest with you: incinerating plastic waste is the most economically and ecologically viable option. I would rather tell…
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Nigeria installs bottle and can return scheme to boost recycling and citizen participation
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Italian startup has brilliant idea to clean up plastic waste in rivers
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Lagos signs letter of intent with British Coy for advanced recycling of plastic waste
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Compost plan has created frustration
Probably someone writing a note on behalf of the compostable plastic industry. Cynicism has no limits in the world of…
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Plastic bags, textiles, and other consumer choices affected by waste reduction legislation (FREE)
Article by David Goldstein, Ventura County Public Works Agency Environmental Resource Analyst. This is a FREE article
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Analyses of circular solutions for advanced plastics waste recycling
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First waste-based biosurfactants
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Efficiently separating non-organic materials from compostable inputs
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NY city rolls out curbside composting program
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Coca-Cola tackles Canadian packaging pollution with remote-controlled waste collector
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Compostable packaging’s relationship status with organics recyclers: ‘It’s complicated’
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One man’s watermelon waste is another man’s bioplastic treasure
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From seafood waste to biodegradable packaging
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BPI Launches Composting Microgrants to Support Food Scrap Programs and Compostable Products
In my opinion, BPI is a not an independent organisation: it is too close to the compostable plastics industry and…
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Turning food waste into biodegradable plastic (Canadian Plastics)
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What will the Brazilian food industry do about plastic packaging?
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Fungal Mycelium as the Basis for Sustainable Products
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Maui hotel introduces compostable ‘Naked Cups’ that don’t require commercial facilities
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Italy’s Experience With Compostable Plastics In Organics Recycling
That the Italian case is been used to promote compostable plastics is beyond my understanding. The Italian waste management industry…
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US statewide bans on plastic bags reduced beach pollution: analysis
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Q2 Stadium unveils new waste-sorting system
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Pakistan has lowest rate of plastic waste leakage in region: World Bank
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New process ‘vaporizes’ plastic waste to create recyclable materials
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Scotland launches consultation on charge for single-use beverage cups
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Best Practices for Disposing of Compostable Products Correctly
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Texas aims for a gigantic plastic recycling fiasco
Texas authorities should intervene asap before the factories burn down …. intentionally or unintentionally.
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Canadian municipality wants to ban stickers on fruits and vegetables
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Colorado is trying to prevent people from putting plastic forks in their compost
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Why Compostable Bags Aren’t Compostable in San Diego
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US has finally its first national strategy to reduce plastic pollution − here are 3 strong points and 1 big gap
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Does the Plastics Industry Support Waste Pickers? It’s Complicated
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Gardnerville begins Full Circle Compost pilot program, asks residents to be mindful of green-waste contamination
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SECOS Group Opposes Victoria’s Compostable Liner Ban
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Photo of polar bear with plastic in its jaws in the remote Arctic shows pollution’s ‘pervasive grip’
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Belgian Coast proves inefficiency of EU SUPD (FREE)
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Victoria may ban compostabe bin bags
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How Can US Composting Scale? Composting Consortium Launches New Report and Platforms to Partner With Composters and Municipalities to Scale Organics Infrastructure Across the US
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EU members face infringement procedure over missed collection, recycling targets
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Alliance to End Plastic Waste cites ‘significant progress’ in 2023
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Starbucks piloting compostable cold cups in select California and Minnesota locations
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Expect new plan to make a difference for recycling and composting (FREE)
Article by David Goldstein, Ventura County Public Works Agency Environmental Resource Analyst. This is a FREE article
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Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island: Launch of First-Ever Citywide Curbside Composting Program
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California Provides Updated Guidance on Recyclable/Compostable Materials
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Decomposition of biodegradable plastic bags for kitchen waste collection in industrial composting
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Combined effects of plastic pollution and seawater flooding amplify threats to coastal plant species
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Emerald Ecovations Launches Innovative Commercial Composting Program for Disposables (US)
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Getting film plastic out of curbside recycling carts (FREE)
Article by David Goldstein, Ventura County Public Works Agency Environmental Resource Analyst. This is a FREE article
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The case against plastic waste grows as more studies point to potential harm
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New low temperature plastic chemical recycling solution from Israel
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Bio-on’s Collapse: Novamont, Short Sellers, Amber Capital and the Unanswered Questions
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America Recycles Day: Recycle textiles, batteries, bulbs, and e-waste
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Raul Gardini: The Enimont Scandal, a Controversial Death and Novamont’s Road to ENI
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INEOS Founder Warns the UK Is on the Slide
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Covestro CEO Attempts to Speak Italian with His Hands