OECD countries have agreed to update rules on the export of hazardous plastic waste for recycling in line with international changes so that advance consent from destination countries will be required ahead of shipping. Link to full article
Mais »Report: China clamps down on recycled pellet imports
Recycled plastic pellets are facing greater scrutiny upon import into China, international recycling stakeholders recently reported. Link to full article
Mais »Pringles Make Their Iconic Tube More Recycling Friendly
Pringles are redesigning their iconic tube design with people calling it impossible to recycle. Link to full article
Mais »Carpet recovery developments in California
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
Mais »Listen: Big Plastic Has Been Lying About Recycling For Decades
"As far back as the 1970s, the plastics industry knew that recycling couldn’t be scaled up enough to make a difference." Link to full article
Mais »Environment minister demonstrates future of bottle recycling
Telling Knesset committee she wants a solution that satisfies all, Gila Gamliel shows clip of machine that compresses bottles and cans, and issues refund voucher Link to full article
Mais »Soiled nappies and food scraps – rubbish people try to recycle and it‘s costing Walsall Council thousands
"With the best will in the world, we can’t recycle used nappiesthe remains of last night’s takeaway curry" Link to full article
Mais »Your recycling actually gets recycled, right? Not always, says this report
Thousands of tonnes of this could be ending up in the world‘s waterways and oceans. Link to full article
Mais »What you need to know about soil
When it comes to lawn and garden success, soil is an especially important component. Link to full article
Mais »Waste: the next solvable problem
A conversation with Abu Hasnat Maqsood Sinha, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Waste Concern Link to full article
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