World can’t recycle its way out of plastic crisis – experts
SingaporeReuters Recycling will not be able to contain a runaway global plastic waste crisis, experts said on Friday as they called on companies to reduce plastic production and shift more products into reusable and refillable packaging. Moving away from single-use plastics and towards systems that allow for it to be reused are among the solutions […]
Essay: The plastic recycling system is broken – here’s how we can fix it
UK academics ELENI IACOVIDOU and NORMAN EBNER say – in an article first published on The Conversation – that it’s time for a more transparent approach to how we deal with plastic waste…
Kuwait starts to recycle massive tyre graveyard
KuwaitReuters More than 42 million old vehicle tyres dumped in Kuwait’s sands have started to be recycled, as the Gulf state tackles a waste problem that created one of the world’s largest tyre graveyards. The massive dump site was a mere seven kilometres from a residential suburb. Residents were bothered by periodic large fires releasing noxious […]
A Sustainable Life: Reusable containers aren’t always better for the environment than disposable ones – new research
ALEJANDRO GALLEGO SCHMID, ADISA AZAPAGIC, and JOAN MANUEL F MENDOZA – in an article first published on The Conversation, find reusable containers may have to be reused many times to offset negative environmental impacts – improving recycling infrastructure could be the answer…
Wow!: Greener PPE – Inventors tackle COVID-19 plastic waste mountain
EMMA BATHA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how entrepreneurs are developing more sustainable protective gear and initiatives to recycle it…
Climate action in fashion, as big clothing brands back Bangladesh recycling scheme
Dhaka, BangladeshThomson Reuters Foundation Major fashion brands, including H&M, M&S and C&A, are getting behind an initiative in Bangladesh that aims to use more recycled materials in clothing production and significantly cut planet-heating emissions from manufacturing by 2030. The Circular Fashion Partnership, announced this week, brings together more than 30 international brands, Bangladeshi recycling firms […]
Less consumption, more recycling needed to meet climate goals, ministers say
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation Countries worldwide will not meet their targets to slash planet-warming emissions unless they cut unnecessary consumption and shift urgently to circular economies that reuse resources, environment ministers and top executives said this week. In a circular economy, materials – such as metals, minerals and plastic – are recycled to cut back […]
The Long Read: Plastic pandemic – How COVID-19 trashed the recycling dream
JOE BROCK, of Reuters, reports on how the coronavirus pandemic has affected the plastic recycling industry around the world…
In a bid to repair Pacific ties, Australia legislates greater recycling use
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia will require government departments to use more recycled products, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, as Canberra looks to repair ties with Pacific island nations despite a refusal to step up efforts on global warming. Morrison last year angered Pacific Island leaders when he declined to strengthen Canberra’s target for reducing […]
POSTCARDS: WITH A KNOCK ON THE DOOR, EGYPT AIMS TO TURN FAMILIES GREENER
MENNA A FAROUK, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Egypt…