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One of the UK’s largest retail property owners will trial a textile recycling scheme, which it hopes would provide a potential alternative to a ‘recycling tax’ on new garments. Link: https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/landsec-launches-textile-recycling/

Australia‘s recycling system needs a "complete transformation" if all packaging is to be recyclablereusable by 2025, a new study of the nation‘s waste reveals. Link: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-6754425/Recycling-systems-need-national-rethink.html

The Responsible Recycling Task Force has developed recommendations based on findings from a recently completed recycling study. Link: https://www.recyclingtoday.com/article/washington-county-task-force-recommends-curbside-recycling-changes/

Recology is working with the city in support of a curbside recycling and composting mandate, as well as challenging citizens to divert more and landfill less. Link: https://www.waste360.com/recycling/recology-and-san-francisco-team-boost-recycling

The university is diverting more of its trash from landfills to meet its ambitious sustainability goals Link: https://news.usc.edu/154552/usc-steps-up-its-recycling-and-composting-efforts-in-move-toward-zero-waste/

The bottles are made with the company’s rPTA produced through its enzymatic recycling process. Link: https://www.recyclingtoday.com/article/carbious-produces-first-bottles-from-its-bio-enzymatic-recycling-process/

The motion to build the St-Laurent facility passed through the agglomeration council without debate. Link: https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/montreals-compost-plant-gets-thumbs-up-from-agglomeration-council

A new collaborative project aimed at making black plastic easily recyclable has been awarded £800,000 by the government’s Innovate UK grant scheme. Link: https://resource.co/article/black-plastic-recycling-project-wins-800k-government-funding-13107

The Spartanburg Area Conservancy (SPACE) protects and conserves land for Spartanburg area citizens, volunteer landowners and visitors by building strong relationships within the community through positive outreach. Link: https://www.goupstate.com/opinion/20190224/refshauge-composting-is-key-for-environment

I have been composting for about 15 years in my garden. It started with four pallets lashed together and has grown. I turn out enough compost yearly to have not needed to purchase any for a number of years and I have given some to a few neighbours. Link: https://www.nelsonstar.com/opinion/letter-lets-keep-composting-local-and-small-scale/