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California’s carpet recycling program achieved a substantial increase in the recycling rate last year, but the number still fell short of a target in state law. Link to full article

The Manitoba government will provide 10 million toward recycling and waste diversion during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Conservation and Climate Minister Sarah Guillemard. Link to full article

A person has been buried for the first time in a "living coffin" made out of fast-composting materials in the Netherlands. Link to full article

When it comes to lawn and garden success, soil is an especially important component. Link to full article

A conversation with Abu Hasnat Maqsood Sinha, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Waste Concern Link to full article

Taking up a new hobby upon moving to a new house during the COVID-19 pandemic, Corry Elyda, a 34-year-old professional living in South Tangerang, Banten, decided to become an urban farmer in April 2020. Realizing just how environmentally-unfriendly chemical fertilizers are, in June this year, she decided to take a …

Regulations and tariffs continue to hamper demand for plastic scrap and pellets on the continent. Link to full article

A green-fingered dad has broken the record for growing the UK‘s biggest tomato – with the help of a pair of sheer tights, writes Sarah Lumley. Link to full article

The legislation aims to end the export of 645,000 metric tons of unprocessed trash. Link to full article

Criminal networks are profiting from an "overwhelming" surge in plastic waste being shipped from rich countries to Asia and stoking pollution by burning and dumping waste that was supposed to be recycled, a report by Interpol said Thursday. Link to full article