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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 …

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

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

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

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

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

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

New York City’s curbside e-scrap program has collected more than 100,000 electronic items from residential homes since the start of the program less than three years ago, the city reported at a press conference hosted by the New York City Council Minority Leader Steven Matteo and the New York City …

Recycling has become the norm throughout the United States. Blue recycling bins are as common as trash cans in schools, parks, businesses and homes. Curbside recycling, which began in earnest in a few California cities in the 1980s, now captures 25 of the waste stream. Link: https://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/opinion/9849330-181/recycling-business

Research by the University of Greenwich examines the relationship between the use of recycling and waste management systems and absence rates among Local Authority waste collection workers due to Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs). Link: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20190809/Use-of-wheeled-bins-linked-to-lower-absence-rates-among-waste-collection-workers.aspx