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 »Waste not, want not: designer comes up with bio-plates made from agri-waste
A Polish bio-designer has created a biodegradable material from pulped sugar beet leaves that can be used for tableware, packaging, and other products. Link to full article
Mais »Research funding aims to address 500,000 tonnes of electrical waste lost each year
Material Focus is launching new funding for research that aims to identify solutions to address some of the significant losses of electrical waste currently occurring in the waste management system. Link to full article
Mais »Dutch inventor‘s mushroom coffins turn bodies into compost
In the Netherlands you can keep helping the planet after you die—by opting for a living coffin made of mushrooms which speeds up the decomposition of your body. 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 »Master Gardener: Composting is the remedy for improving soil
Composting is basically Mother Nature’s way of recycling nutrients. They are returned to the soil in order to be used again. Compost is decayed organic matter that is dark in color, crumbly in texture, with a distinctive earthy smell. Link to full article
Mais »First funeral held using fast-composting ‘living coffin’ made of mushroom fibre
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
Mais »Manitoba government to provide 10 million toward recycling and waste diversion programs
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
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 »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
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