Commission publishes draft list of countries authorised to import EU waste
The European Commission published a draft list of non-OECD countries today (18 Sep) that could be authorised to…
Waste batteries recycling targets remain fit for purpose
The European Commission adopted a report today (11 Sep) concluding that the current EU targets for battery recycling…
Plastic producers must clean up their own mess
Every year, Bangladesh produces around 800,000 tonnes of plastic waste, of which only about 40 percent is recycled.…
UK turns 72,000 lab bottles into recyclable plastic with new tech
Scotland’s public water utility has recently become the first in the world to adopt a new technology that…
Mexico’s Small Retailers Push Sustainability, Recycling Practices
Given their reach within local communities, small retailers are increasingly being positioned as a channel to promote recycling, responsible…
New rules for a more circular European automotive sector
The End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV) Regulation enters into force tomorrow, revising the rules that govern the design, production, collection,…
Dublin City Council have scrapped the ‘useless’ bottle holders on bins
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The Tech That Could Turn Plastic Waste Into a Trillion Dollar Opportunity
Plastic is cheap, but it’s an ecological, environmental, and human health disaster that actually costs Americans over $1…
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The Urgent Need for Policy and Industrial Recycling
Across Africa, waste tyres are an urban environmental burden that are quite hard to miss. These wastes sit…
Potomac River sewage spill after January pipe collapse raises worries past DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — The January collapse of a pipe as wide as a car dumped so much sewage…
Sewage leak into Potomac river will take weeks longer to fix
WASHINGTON (AP) — Repairs on a pipe rupture that has sent sewage flowing into the Potomac River northwest…