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

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

A £130m collaboration contract between three companies has been signed, confirming plans to open up 11 new plastic recycling sites across the UK using pioneering technology to convert unrecyclable plastic into hydrogen. Link: https://resource.co/article/11-waste-plastic-hydrogen-plants-proposed-uk

Composting is a way to divert waste from landfills and turn it into naturally nutrient-rich soil matter to be applied to a garden, potted plants, and lawns. Link: https://www.wrcbtv.com/story/40925150/turn-food-waste-into-nutrients-for-plants-with-composting

They say one person’s trash is another’s treasure but the city of Montreal is hoping that one person’s compost can help generate energy for parts of the city. Link: https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/167-million-facility-will-turn-compost-into-power-source-for-montreal-homes-1.4552898

Many apartment complexes and layouts in Bengaluru have large gardens with flowering plants and trees. A lot of yellowingdry leaves fall to ground everyday in such gardens, and these are swept away regularly. Link: http://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/bengaluru-bellandur-apartment-compost-pits-garden-waste-savings-36448