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Even as the world suffers a plastics glut, petrochemical companies are prolonging the 'plasticene era.'
by Meg Wilcox
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Oregon’s newly passed right-to-repair law aims to cut e-waste and stimulate the independent technology repair marketplace.
by Leah Garden
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The Garden State’s legislation is designed to create a circular economy for EV batteries.
by Leah Garden
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The negotiations are over halfway done and big questions linger. How can nations create a treaty that makes a difference?
by Jon Smieja
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Governments around the world are securing their travel visas, rallying their best nerds and sharpening their pencils for the next big United Nations meeting on plastic pollution.
by Jon Smieja
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NGOs are cautiously optimistic about the draft document for a global plastics treaty, which will be used during the third set of negotiations scheduled for mid-November.
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The bottom line is that a money flow is needed to improve recycling rates, and extended producer responsibility contributes to that.
by Tom Szaky
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It will impose new sustainability requirements on all businesses manufacturing single-use packaging or plastic single-use service ware.
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More than 7,000 local governments have a policy where residents pay for every bag of trash, and found that they produce less waste.
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One of the world's biggest contributors to the plastic crisis has yet to pass meaningful federal regulation on plastic pollution, but a new bill may change that.
by Hannah Seo
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Plus, would you 'borrow' a shopping bag? Inside the Beyond the Bag program pilot.
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The new president of European Economic and Social Committee, Christa Schweng, answers key questions on how she plans to grow the circular economy in the EU.
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Beyond its direct effects on protecting the health of consumers and reducing toxic chemicals in the environment, the chemical strategy is a key component in the EU’s path towards a circular economy.
by Bob Kerr
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Plus 5 questions with the chief sustainability officer at JPMorgan Chase.
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Plus, meet the latest addition to the GreenBiz editorial team, Associate Editor Deonna Anderson.
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A new report on circular policies illuminates major opportunities for governments and people.
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Smart policy can inspire better material choices, innovative business models and the continual circulation of value.
by Joe Iles
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Consumers call for less plastics — but are they following through?
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Cutlery, cotton buds, straws, balloon sticks and stirrers could all be gone later this year under a new proposal.
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A Europe-wide ban could be in place on certain items by 2021 — but is the war on plastics a distraction from the climate fight?
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Zero-waste organizations such as GM and P&G see opportunity, not a materials migraine.