Recycling is the standard answer, but although the technology and economics will improve, right now recycling is costly and of very variable efficiency.
Tesco Is Banning Products Wrapped In Excessive Plastic
The UK’s largest supermarket chain is launching the second phase of its Remove, Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle initiative. The program removes …
The Insects Are Recycling in New Coke Ad – It’s the Least You Could do to Pitch in Too
It does offer a subtle message, at least in our eyes, that hey, if these insects can take time out of their busy day and team up to recycle, then damn it, …
Recycling contamination presents difficulties for operations in Waipā and further afield
Contaminated recycling is being collected by Waipā district council’s trucks, and reducing the efficiency of the recycling process. At the transfer centre …
Recycling program in Halifax County comes back to life
The updated Halifax County recycling program has been deployed into the community as of Monday, according to Scott Simpson, county administrator …
Coca-Cola launches first television campaign to promote recycling
Seven out of 10 of Coca-Cola’s range of drink bottles in Australia will be 100% recycled plastic by the end of 2019. Coca-Cola Australia has launched …
Incentivising waste management is way to go
It champions the depositing and recycling of plastic bottles and beverage cans. Through this scheme, Norway has been able to recycle about 97 …
Waste handling: ‘Can-do’ spirit lifts recycling
Called “National Sword,” the policy mandated a sharp reduction in contamination in imports of recyclable materials. American consumers, accustomed …
Letter to the editor: Plastic bags are only part of the problem
Has anyone ever noticed that Chipotle of all places wraps every burrito in foil but has no metal recycling (or any recycling for that matter) at any of its …
JoAnne Skelly column: Be a responsible recycler
In Northern Nevada, many of us have single stream recycling with curbside pickup. However, in an anti-pollution campaign, China has reduced or …