At the recent COP26 climate talks, countries and companies largely focused on tackling climate change by decarbonizing the energy sector. Such tactics include commitments to curb the finance of fossil fuel projects, address the challenge of methane emissions, and reduce the carbon intensity of industries like aluminum and steel. Link …
Mais »Mecanismo de Créditos Circulares
The Circular Credits Mechanism (CCM) is an innovative market-based mechanism to increase waste recovery and recycling rates, improve livelihoods and strengthen the circular economy. Link to full article
Mais »California pushes composting to lower food waste emissions
Banana peels, chicken bones and leftover veggies won‘t have a place in California trashcans under the nation‘s largest mandatory residential food waste recycling program that‘s set to take effect in January. Link to full article
Mais »Six imaginative ways to use grow bags in small spaces
If you tend to grow your tomatoes and other veg in unsightly plastic grow bags, it might be time to think again. Link to full article
Mais »‘Gonna change the world’: Inside the first large-scale human composting facility
When I saw this I thought this is the thing that’s gonna change the world,” Return Home CEO Micah Truman told KOIN 6 News in early March, standing outside a nondescript warehouse tucked away in the Seattle suburb of Auburn. Link to full article
Mais »Pictured: World’s biggest facility that turns corpses into compost, then gives soil to families
A groundbreaking new facility that will be the largest in the world to turn human remains into compost is preparing to open in the coming weeks. Return Home plans to open in Seattle in April – and will hand grieving families an urn of soil belonging to their late loved …
Mais »Breaking it down: Composting now available to households, restaurants, recycling more of waste stream
Composting is now available to households and restaurants, recycling more of waste stream. Link to full article
Mais »Activists Call for Reducing Non-recyclable Cosmetic Containers
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Fewer than two out of 10 cosmetic containers distributed in South Korea are recyclable, an environmental group said Saturday, urging cosmetics companies to raise the recycling rate of their cosmetic packaging. Link to full article
Mais »Plastic reuse and recycling plant for Mumbai city
Mumbai: A plant to collect, segregate, recycle and re-use 25 tons of plastic waste every month from Mumbai region. Link to full article
Mais »Definitions for recycled plastics must be legally binding and decided democratically, not set by companies – ECOS letter to European Commission
In May 2021, ECOS, Zero Waste Europe and the Rethink Plastic alliance sent a letter calling on the European Commission to put on hold the development of overarching standards on plastics recyclability until related EU laws are adopted. Link to full article
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