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Environmental NGO WRAP is using COP29 to highlight the need for countries to include food loss and waste in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Link to full article

Highest circularity rate seen in Netherlands at 30.6%, lowest in Romania at 1.3%, says Eurostat data Link to full article

She also set up a commercial composting worm farm where proceeds from selling worm products helped fund the breeding of insects and this is where an interest grew in soil microbes within the worm castings. Link to full article

Municipalities and composters play a critical role in developing robust composting infrastructure and collection programs that divert organics from landfill. Link to full article

Human composting was first legalized in Washington in 2019, and 11 other states have followed suit. Nevada legalized it last year in 2023. Link to full article

Urban and peri-urban lands have potential for local, sustainable food production, but their soils are often degraded or unsafe due to human activity. This study examines how compost made from urban and industrial organic waste can help restore soil for agroecological farming. Link to full article

Green consumerism and behavioural change on the part of Nigerians are some of measures that need to be adopted in achieving secularity and, until we entrench these into our waste management systems, we are just scratching the surface. Link to full article

Some plastics are destined for the recycling bin while others should be tossed into the trash. Link to full article

In Goma, a town in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a woman-led recycling company is tackling plastic pollution, and creating jobs for some of the country’s millions of internally displaced people. Zanem Nety Zaidi takes us inside this entrepreneur’s business. Link to full article

Plastic is everywhere. How much do you know about it? Try our six question quiz to see how close you can get to the actual numbers about the state of the plastic waste crisis. Link to full article