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A new report highlights 15 policies that could drive a major decrease in plastic use around the world — but will governments adopt them as part of a new global plastics treaty?
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Can plastics achieve par with climate and biodiversity as critical issues worthy of a global treaty? We’re about to find out.
by Joel Makower
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Taking a look at Lansink's waste hierarchy and the circular economy to challenge the 2,000-year-old method of using landfills for waste disposal.
by Conor Riffle
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These remote-control devices raise the profile about the growing problem of plastics in the lakes that provide one-fifth of the world's freshwater.
by Elsa Wenzel
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Waste into materials not just once but continuously: It’s the brass ring of the circular economy. Can it work?
by Joel Makower
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Here's how innovators at Circularity 22 are dealing with the scourge of plastic waste mismanagement.
by Holly Secon
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It's a burning problem, among others.
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Sponsored: The world needs to focus on more innovative approaches to building a circular economy if it is to truly address environmental threats.
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Sponsored: A new study debunked the long-held myth that corrugated pizza boxes are unrecyclable. Now, they’re aiming for a slice of the recycling pie.
by Pete Durette
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Communities in developing nations are often a vital part of creating a global circular economy. But working conditions are not always ideal for workers.
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The CERO Cooperative, founded in 2012, was an opportunity for economic justice within the new green economy.
by Audrea Lim
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To fix fashion’s sustainability problem, we need a little less conversation and a little more action
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Sponsored: The industry is on the verge of a climate revolution, but progress is getting bogged down by semantics and distracted by low-hanging fruit.
by Angela Adams
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The global burden of plastic waste continues to escalate even to the point of requiring a redefinition of its sources and scale.
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With social license at risk, demand for recycled plastic is becoming inelastic and those able to supply to exacting standards will emerge and prosper.
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Sponsored: More than 300 organizations across North America are always giving with the Fill it Forward reusable products and app experience.
by Matt Wittek
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Most waste management firms are compensated for every truckload of material they send to landfill. This locks them into the existing model. It's time for a new approach.
by Jim Giles
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Even while playing an important role in the chain, they typically are not compensated for that contribution. Corporations have an opportunity to change that.
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The U.S. recycling system is notoriously ineffective. A new Recycling Partnership project convenes 60 organizations and aims to change that by 2025.
by Holly Secon
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Without data, it's difficult to know your impact. Simply put, we can’t manage what we can’t measure.
by Erin Simon
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A new report shows that the consumer goods industry is failing to address single-use plastics and take financial responsibility to improve recycling.
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Here are some lessons from the planet’s best line of defense.
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The role of the public sector, citizen engagement and advocacy are essential.
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What does it take to build global projects through partnerships with investors, businesses and nonprofits? This panel will highlight the challenges and opportunities for the GreenBiz community to engage in the fight against plastic pollution and further the circular economy.