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The Latest Breaking News on Recycling

Can you trust companies that say their plastic products are recyclable? US regulators may crack down on deceptive claims

Plastic is a fast-growing segment of U.S. municipal solid waste, and most of it ends up in the environment. Just 9% of plastic collected in municipal solid waste was recycled as of 2018, the most recent year for which national data is available. The rest was burned in waste-to-energy plants…

The Conversation

Majority of Britons want deposit added to drinks cans to boost recycling rates, poll shows

The majority Britons want the government to press ahead with a scheme that would see a deposit added to the price of drinks containers to boost recycling rates, a new poll has revealed.

Evening Standard

US stops hazardous waste shipments to Michigan from Ohio after court decision

The federal government has stopped sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill from Ohio

The Independent UK

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Packaging tax will raise price of many everyday items, say UK firms

Cost of soft drinks, beer and kettles likely to increase as a result of scheme that shifts recycling fees to manufacturers

The Guardian - UK

Europe Is In EV Freakout Mode

Today on Critical Materials: Europe enters freakout mode over ICE ban, Italy fears it's "self-destructive," and BMW and Redwood team up to recycle batteries

InsideEVs

Researchers Discover New Battery Recycling Method, Could Change the Game

A research team from Rice University has discovered an efficient and cost-effective way of extracting raw materials from depleted EV batteries.

RideApart

UK public is becoming more ‘carbon capable’ – here’s what that means

As climate change intensifies, rising public awareness and incremental behavioural changes will hopefully evolve into transformative action. We investigate how lifestyles and systems of governance need to change to bring about a sustainable, low-carbon future in the UK.

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Frayed cables and yellow pillows: how to fix, reuse or ditch 12 confusing kinds of household clutter

Different parts of Australia have different laws on recycling but there are also services to fix many common objects

The Guardian - AU

Making fuels from plastics in Newaygo, Michigan, would be controversial – here’s why

Humans generate a lot of plastic waste – more than 400 million metric tons a year.

The Conversation

3 Environmental Services Stocks Cleaning Up the Planet

The environmental services industry is transforming continuously to create and discover solutions for effective waste disposal and management and is poised to proliferate. Amid this backdrop, quality stocks Ecolab (ECL), Republic Services (RSG), and Waste Management (WM) could be ideal portfolio additions. Continue reading.

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South-west London schools and nurseries shut as recycling plant fire burns on

Thousands of people have been told to keep windows closed since the fire broke out in Wimbledon on Saturday

Evening Standard

'To My Ships' is a new personal care brand with a clean conscience

We interview founder Daniel Bense and designers Formafantasma to hear how the brand came to life

Wallpaper

Slow mining could be a solution to overconsumption in an increasingly fast-paced world

A “fast” approach to business — characterized by overconsumption across supply chains — has become almost ubiqutous in recent years.

The Conversation

Texas proposes first new rules for oilfield waste in 40 years

While environmentalists say the new rules don’t do enough to protect groundwater, oil and gas operators are contesting stricter requirements for waste pits near wells.

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The Guardian - US

Most US voters say plastics industry should be held responsible for recycling claims – report

Even a majority of Republicans support efforts to hold manufacturers accountable for allegedly deceptive claims

AAP

Reusable cups and balloon rules floated to bin plastics

The NSW government is seeking feedback on a plastics crackdown that would force some businesses to use less-polluting alternatives.

The Independent UK

Environment solution: New metals refinery for nickel and cobalt opens in Ohio

Mining raw materials, like nickel, for batteries harms the environment, and new mines are very difficult to get approved, so the search is on to recycle metals that have already come out of the earth

The Guardian - AU

Soft plastics are a scourge of the Earth, but there are ways to break our toxic addiction

Plastic recycling is failing to scale anywhere near fast enough and remains a marginal activity in the sector

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Zenger

Innovative Process ‘Vaporizes’ Plastic Waste Into Building Blocks For New Plastics‌ ‌

The new technology makes circular economy more feasible. ‌

Newcastle Herald

What a waste: Illegal dump site costs Hunter builder millions in fines, clean-up costs

Waste piles were found at a property at Sandy Hollow.

The Guardian - UK

‘Queen of trash’ among 11 on trial in Sweden’s largest environmental crime case

Bella Nilsson’s company Think Pink accused of dumping at least 200,000 tonnes of waste

International Business Times

'Queen Of Trash' In Dock In Sweden's Biggest Toxic Waste Scandal

Eleven people go on trial in Sweden on Tuesday accused of illegally dumping toxic waste in the country's biggest-ever environmental crime case.

Tom’s Hardware

Texas resident used Apple AirTags to discover plastics taken to Houston recycling centers aren't being recycled

A Houston resident discovered that their recyclable trash isn't being processed when the AirTags they used to track the recyclables show them sitting in a private open-air lot.

Salon

EPA rejects plastics industry’s math

The plastics industry uses a controversial accounting method to inflate the recycled content it advertises

Wallpaper

Behind the scenes: how the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Torches, Rings, and Agitos came to life

ArcelorMittal’s three-part video series offers a first look behind the scenes of how the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic creative vision was ignited

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