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Making up our minds, and minding our waste

November 22, 2018

By Joel Makower
The renewed focus on waste management represents the growing opportunity of the circular economy.
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Craigslist can cut solid waste, one used sofa at a time

November 19, 2018

By Suvrat Dhanorkar
New research finds that the online network saves both material and many environmental costs of disposing of it.
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10 Minutes with Bea Perez, Coca-Cola

September 24, 2018

By Bob Langert
How packaging and recycling became an embedded strategy.
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How do plastics impact waste? The answer might surprise you

September 18, 2018

By Tony Kingsbury
In today’s world of knee-jerk reactions, banning plastic packaging items altogether requires careful thinking, especially as it relates to climate impacts.
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What will it take to end plastic pollution?

September 11, 2018

By Joel Makower
Collaboration. Innovation. Persistence. But, mostly, patience.
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Inside the global war on plastic pollution

September 10, 2018

By Joel Makower
How did we get here? Where is all this going?
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From plastic straws to a sea change for plastic

August 29, 2018

By Matt Prindiville
It's time for some big thinking — and concrete action — on plastic waste.
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An all-women 'eXXpedition' into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

July 20, 2018

By Shana Rappaport
A sailing trip tries to navigate a sea change in ocean plastic.
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Closed Loop launches Circulate Capital to take on ocean plastics in Asia

July 18, 2018

By Joel Makower
Can $150 million jumpstart putting plastic waste back into productive use?
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Food giants Unilever, Nestle and PepsiCo will get tougher on single-use plastics

April 30, 2018

By Madeleine Cuff
They're part of an industry-wide commitment in the United Kingdom aimed at reducing "unnecessary" packaging by 2025 and accelerating innovation in recyclable, reusable and compostable containers.