Did you know that crisp packets are made partially of plastic and yet putting them into your recycling bin is futile because they can’t be recycled? Were you aware that film lids from items like yoghurt pots can’t be recycled either, and neither can salad bags? Link: https://www.standard.co.uk/futurelondon/theplasticfreeproject/household-recycling-bins-how-to-get-rid-of-plastic-waste-in-your-home-in-london-a4215261.html

BANGUN, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesia’s crackdown on imported foreign waste has upset the village of Bangun, where residents say they earn more money sorting through piles of garbage than growing rice in once-lush paddy fields. Link: https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-asia-waste-indonesia-farmers/cash-for-trash-indonesia-village-banks-on-waste-recycling-idUKKCN1V52KM

Just 35 of respondents believe materials actually get recycled, yet report high participation, especially among younger generations Link: https://www.recyclingproductnews.com/article/31636/new-poll-despite-uncertainty-over-recycling-consumers-arent-backing-down

One of the world’s most ambitious recycling programs is getting underway in Australia. A new government policy aims to cut the export of plastic waste and at the same time boost local business. Link: https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/post/asia-minute-australia-s-recycling-shift#stream/0

It‘s going to be four times larger than the older site Link: https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-news/supersite-recycling-tip-youll-able-3210151

STAMFORD — Fewer than 30 percent of plastic bottles are recycled in the United States. The maker of one of the most-popular bottled-water brands says it has identified one of the main reasons: customer confusion. Link: https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/business/article/Nestle-Waters-launches-Instagram-recycling-14329019.php

We live in a time where we are trying to be more environmentally conscious than ever before. Every choice that we make can have an impact on our environment. And every day, people are pledging to do their part to help protect the Earth. Perhaps you may want to live …

Actions to reduce these highly potent pollutants help avoid crossing important thresholds, such as a 1.5°C temperature rise above pre-industrial levels, and potential climatic tipping points, which will affect poor and vulnerable communities first and worst. Link: https://www.wri.org/publications/reducing-SLCPs

The special report ‘Global Warming of 1.5°C‘ says emissions of methane and black carbon need to be reduced by 35more by 2050 Link: http://ccacoalition.org/en/news/ipcc-15%C2%B0c-report-reducing-short-lived-climate-pollutants-necessary-achieve-15%C2%B0c-climate-goal

MRW talks to global packaging giant Tetra Pak about its recycling concerns. Link: https://www.mrw.co.uk/knowledge-centre/qa-tetra-paks-gavin-landeg/10036271.article