Companies knew for decades recycling was not viable but promoted it regardless, a Center for Climate Integrity study finds. The findings are discussed in an article by Michael Copley on the National Public Radio website. Reduce, reuse, redirect outrage: How plastic makers used recycling as a fig leaf The plastics industry has worked for … Continue reading Plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals
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A more sustainable way to recycle old tyres
In an article on The Conversation website, James Robert Innes, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Sustainable Polymer Materials, University of Bradford discusses the environmental problems from current ways to recycle tyres to a more sustainable approach. One-and-a-half billion tyres wasted annually – there’s a better way to recycle them Production of natural rubber has claimed … Continue reading A more sustainable way to recycle old tyres
Many nations agree that a binding treaty on plastic pollution is critical to solving the plastic pollution problem
As most of us were focussing on COP28 in Dubai, there was also much happening on plastic waste and the implications for energy consumption. In November 2023, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution met in Nairobi, Kenya, for the third negotiating round of a planned five sessions. Not that much headway was made. The … Continue reading Many nations agree that a binding treaty on plastic pollution is critical to solving the plastic pollution problem
Germany is famed as a world leader in recycling – and Kiel “has some of the most weird and workable plans in the country to deal with its trash”
When it comes to recycling, Kiel has pulled ahead of the crowd, with its ban on single-use items, plans for leftover meals and innovative ideas for discarded human hair. In an article on the Guardian website, Ajit Niranjan discusses the lessons we can all learn from what is happening in Kiel. The zero-waste city: … Continue reading Germany is famed as a world leader in recycling – and Kiel “has some of the most weird and workable plans in the country to deal with its trash”
Lego ditches oil-free brick in sustainability setback
World’s biggest toymaker says new material made from recycled bottles would have bigger carbon footprint. Latest analysis shows using recycled polyethylene terephthalate (RPET) would have led to higher carbon emissions over the product’s lifetime as it would have required new equipment. Noor Nanji discusses latest developments in an article on the BBC News website. … Continue reading Lego ditches oil-free brick in sustainability setback
In the search for critical minerals for our clean energy future, recycling is the way forward
Serasu Duran from the University of Calgary, Atalay Atasu and Clara Carrera from INSEAD write on The Conversation website about the importance that recycling should play as globally we look for critical minerals for our renewable energy technologies. How recycling could solve the shortage of minerals essential to clean energy What do silver, silicon … Continue reading In the search for critical minerals for our clean energy future, recycling is the way forward
Amsterdam and the circular economy
Suzanne Bearne writes on the BBC News website about some of the effort being made to be a circular economy. Is this happening in your city or region? Can Amsterdam make the circular economy work? At United Repair Centre (URC), located next to the popular indoor food market Foodhallen in Amsterdam, Bakri Zaitoun is … Continue reading Amsterdam and the circular economy
New EEA briefings on waste recycling rates in Europe
Reducing waste or recovering its value by extending product lifespans or recycling are key parts of Europe’s efforts to create a circular economy which contributes to the European Green Deal’s sustainability goals. However, according to the European Environment Agency’s assessment, published this week, many EU Member States are at risk of not meeting at least … Continue reading New EEA briefings on waste recycling rates in Europe
New EEA briefing on need to step up circular economy efforts in Europe
The EU’s circular economy action plan aims to double the share of recycled materials used in its economy by 2030. The European Environment Agency’s (EEA) assessment, published this week, shows that the pace of progress needs speeding up, requiring both more recycling and less overall material use. A second, in-depth report on waste prevention highlights … Continue reading New EEA briefing on need to step up circular economy efforts in Europe
If you look back at the examples of the past two centuries, industry-wide reuse of such materials as iron from sunken ships should have been business as usual by now
Salman Shooshtarian and Tayyab Maqsood at RMIT University in Australia provide a fascinating article on The Conversation website about being innovative in using recycling materials for our building construction. Buildings used iron from sunken ships centuries ago. The use of recycled materials should be business as usual by now At Fremantle Prison in the … Continue reading If you look back at the examples of the past two centuries, industry-wide reuse of such materials as iron from sunken ships should have been business as usual by now
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