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UNESCO reveals largest carbon stores found in Australian World Heritage Sites
Australia’s marine World Heritage Sites are among the world’s largest stores of carbon dioxide according to a new report from the United Nations, co-authored by…
Swedish textiles recyclers say farewell to manual sorting
A fully automated textiles sorting line – claimed to be the world’s first – is to ramp up capacity and improve quality output at Sysav…
EU launches Global Alliance on Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency
The Global Alliance on Circular Economy (GACERE) will set out to bring together governments and organisations, to push forward a ‘global impetus’ for initiatives related…
Plastic recycling results in rare metals being found in children’s toys and food packaging
Some of the planet’s rarest metals – used in the manufacture of smartphones and other electrical equipment – are increasingly being found in everyday consumer…
Report: ‘Zero waste’ systems could create thousands of jobs for London
The report comes as municipal governments across the world are making critical investment decisions to increase climate resilience and rebuild local economies damaged by the…
Study: Global markets and technologies for water recycling and reuse
Threats associated with global water scarcity are increasingly making news as continued growth in agricultural production, expansion of urban boundaries, new industrial facilities, and increased…
Half of global wastewater treated, rates in developing countries still lagging
A new study by scientists at Utrecht University and the United Nations University concludes that about half of global wastewater is treated, rather than the…
Denmark to build North Sea ’energy island’
Denmark said last Friday that it has approved plans to build an artificial island in the North Sea that could generate wind power for at…
Floods multiply plastic waste in rivers
Heavy flooding can cause entire villages and cities to be covered by water. A new study by Wageningen University & Research in collaboration with ECMWF…
Waste not want not: Malaysia moves to become a leader in tackling plastic waste
After China issued its plastic waste import ban in January 2018, global plastic waste shipments were quickly rerouted to Southeast Asia, with Malaysia as a…
New study warns that sea levels will rise faster than expected
A new study has found that sea levels are rising faster than expected, which would put 40% of the world’s population living in coastal regions…
ICIS launches Recycling Supply Tracker
London-based commodity intelligence service provider ICIS has developed the Recycling Supply Tracker, a service designed to help companies looking to source recycled plastics to gain…
Greenpeace sues Walmart regarding recyclability claims
Greenpeace Inc. has filed a lawsuit in California Superior Court alleging that Walmart has employed unlawful, unfair and deceptive business practices by labeling and advertising…
Plastics Industry Association, LyondellBasell collaborate on paving project using recycled plastic
The Plastics Industry Association (Plastics), Washington, D.C., and chemicals and refining company based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, LyondellBasell, have announced the use of the equivalent…
The circular economy could forever change how cars are made – here’s how
Embracing the circular economy has become even more critical since COVID-19 has hit economies hard, putting pressure on consumers and manufacturers and driving home the…
Plastics Pact set direction for European circular economy
The strategy has been published by the European Plastics Pact, which was launched in March by the Netherlands, France and Denmark. It comprises 15 national…
Towards circular economy: European manufacturers tend not to report on their actions
After analysing the data from 226 large manufacturing companies from the European Union, a team of researchers from Lithuania, Poland and Sweden have drawn a…
Zero Waste Europe: beverage carton recycling rates substantially lower than reported
The ‘Recycling of multilayer composite packaging: the beverage carton’ paper calculated the estimated recycling rates of beverage cartons in the UK, Germany, Spain, and Sweden…
Amazon generates millions of pounds of plastic waste
Amazon’s plastic pollution is under scrutiny today with the publication of a new report by the nonprofit ocean advocacy organization Oceana. That report estimates that…
Study shows benefits of compost used as landfill cover
Many people think of composting organic matter as a way of keeping solid waste out of landfills, but a new study from North Carolina State…
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