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This article is adapted from GreenBiz's weekly newsletter, Circular Weekly, running Fridays. Subscribe here.It’s been quite the year for circularity, one
December 26, 2019 by Lauren Phipps
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The United Kingdom's fashion industry is not cutting waste fast enough to hit its December 2020 target of a 3.5 percent reduction, the Waste and Resources
December 23, 2019 by Catherine Early
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Traditional recycling is the greatest example of modern-day greenwashing. Recycling is championed as the strategy to enable a cleaner, healthier world by
December 18, 2019 by Ross Polk
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You finish that last sip of morning coffee and stare at the empty paper cup in your hand. Should it go into the recycling bin, compost, or be landfilled or
November 22, 2019 by Magali Delmas
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Chances are that you’ve held an aluminum can dozens of times and have never thought about how many times the material in your hands has been recycled. The
November 15, 2019 by Gina Lee
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A clutch of top U.S. beverage brands — including Coca-Cola, Keurig Dr Pepper and PepsiCo — have agreed to put their rivalry to one side in order to collaborate
October 31, 2019 by Toby Hill
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This article originally was published on Ensia.Energy lies at the core of efforts to address climate change. Worldwide, the electricity, heat and fuel consumed
October 25, 2019 by Andrew Urevig
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Adapted from "Waste," by Kate O'Neill (Polity, 2019). All rights reserved.In both North and South, waste work evolves and changes. This section investigates
October 5, 2019 by Kate O'Neill
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This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story.Like other third-
October 3, 2019 by Doug Zanger
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Have you ever stood in front of a supermarket shelf and wondered if you should buy that product made from bioplastics rather than the conventional kind? Many
August 28, 2019 by Anja Krieger
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This article is sponsored by Cisco.
Our planet is running out of stuff, even as it’s overrun with "trash." Companies and consumers are increasingly aware that
August 6, 2019 by Ulf Vinneras
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Tired of being the world's dumping ground for recycled waste materials from other countries, Asian nations are striking back with punitive environmental trade
June 18, 2019 by Doug Woodring
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Less than two years after China banned most imports of scrap material from abroad, many of its neighbors are following suit. On May 28, Malaysia’s environment
June 10, 2019 by Kate O'Neill
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Why we're still at sea on ocean plastics — the real reasons we haven’t solved the plastic crisis yet
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This article was adapted from the newsletter Circular Weekly, running Fridays. Subscribe here.In the context of a circular economy, ocean plastics are a
May 27, 2019 by Lauren Phipps
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In a world awash with plastic trash, the complexity and cost of recycling plastic on an industrial scale remain a challenge, but one innovative enterprise
May 24, 2019 by Chana Widawski
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This article is sponsored by Sustana Fiber.
Are coffee cups recyclable?
A whole lot of guidance out there says they’re not, owing to the thin layer of
May 13, 2019 by Jay Hunsberger
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Adapted from the GreenBuzz weekly newsletter. Subscribe here.More than 25 years ago, I made a curious discovery about trash, thanks to some obscure data
April 9, 2019 by Joel Makower
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Members of the European Parliament last week voted overwhelmingly in favor of banning the most commonplace single-use plastic items by 2021, including plastic
April 5, 2019 by Madeleine Cuff
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This is adapted from "The Future of Packaging: From Linear to Circular," by Tom Szaky and 15 industry leaders in innovation and sustainability (Berrett-Koehler
February 16, 2019 by Scott Cassel
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Why has the world continued to increase consumption of plastic materials when at the same time, environmental and human health concerns over their use have
January 18, 2019 by Margaret Sobkowicz