Rolph Payet, executive secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, speaks at the Plastics Recycling Conference and Trade Show.
Downstream uncertainty continues for EnergyBag
A program collecting hard-to-recycle plastics in Idaho’s largest city has … In a statement to Plastics Recycling Update, the Hefty EnergyBag program …
Costly recycling misuse at Southampton landfill
Saugeen Shores councillors will use $25,500 from a landfill reserve to leave recycling bins at the Southampton landfill until next year, a move one …
Dead man turns up on conveyor belt inside a recycling center in Texas, police say
This isn’t the first time bodies have appeared at recycling centers in the Austin area, the KXAN reported. In 2014, a 26-year-old mother of four was found …
How much do our oversized McMansions need to shrink to be sustainable?
He argues that green building tech, like solar power, gets more attention than shrinking size, which also dramatically shrinks energy use and has other …
Vacancy at Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI): Intern
Vacancy at Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI): Intern. You are here. Home > News & Jobs > Vacancy at Global Enabling …
Dead meat: Industry faces ‘ruin’ if slow on adapting to climate change
LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) – The world’s meat industry must adapt to the challenges posed by climate change and growing demand for plant-based …
Wind and solar plants will soon be cheaper than coal in all big markets around world, analysis finds
Solar power in Japan was forecast to be a better option than new coal by 2023 and existing coal by 2026. The story was similar in China and South …
ANU pair develop better solar cell for converting sunlight to energy
Professor Kylie Catchpole and Dr The Duong developed what are called tandem solar cells by stacking a perovskite solar cell on top of a silicon cell.
Plastic bag ban is good start to combat climate change
Single-use plastic bags pollute bodies of water and are made from non-renewable sources that contribute to climate change. These plastics do not …