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Only 5% of plastic waste generated by US last year was recycled, report says

Americans discarded 51m tons of plastic in 2021 – of which almost 95% ended up in landfills, oceans or scattered in the atmosphere

The Guardian - US

This is why you've been recycling wrong all along – and how to get it right

For national Recycle Week, we went on the hunt to find out what happens to your rubbish

Manchester Evening News

Nottingham hits back at proposals to introduce new recycling and food waste bins

"Where are we supposed to put all these bins?"

Nottingham Post

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Plastic dilemma after Envorinex goes bust leaving Tasmanians with waste problem

It was the green dream that turned plastic trash into treasure, popular among politicians keen to champion sustainability without sidelining industry — then the company went bust, leaving many without a means to get rid of waste.

ABC News

Industry: Advanced recycling is a solution to plastic crisis

The plastics industry says there is way to help solve the crisis of plastic waste plaguing the planet’s oceans, beaches and lands— recycle it, chemically

The Independent UK

Industry: Advanced recycling is a solution to plastic crisis

The plastics industry says there is a way to help solve solution to the crisis of plastic waste plaguing the ocean, beaches and lands across the globe

The Independent UK

Colorado to reuse water for drinking, creating new supply

A new source of drinking water is coming to thirsty, fast-growing Colorado — recycled wastewater

The Independent UK

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Drink deposit schemes need overhaul

Environment ministers are under pressure to expand container deposit schemes and eliminate baffling rules about what's in and what's out.

AAP

Major changes to Nottingham bins could see new recycling and food waste collections

Multiple recycling containers could be introduced

Nottingham Post

NI councils export 90,000 tonnes of recyclables that could be used by firms here

Encirc, Enva, Bryson Recycling and Friends of the Earth have launched a Keep Recycling Local campaign

Belfast Live

Wheelie bins could be scrapped and replaced with 'superbins'

90 local authorities are now considering the design, which is used in cities across Europe

Wales Online

Richmond waste collection suspended for three weeks as bin men go on strike

Workers rejected a pay increase during talks with bosses at the council’s waste contractor Serco

Evening Standard

Australian research finds cost-effective way to recycle solar panels

Process involves using electrostatic separation on PV panels to collect valuable materials, reducing them to 2-3% of original weight

The Guardian - AU

Eight in ten UK households failing to recycle basic items - like food and paper

Two in five Brits are still baffled about what can and can't be recycled - and just under a fifth say they can't be bothered, and put everything in the main waste bin

Daily Mirror

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Big Plastic pushes fake recyclables

A network of groups backed by the plastics industry falsely claims polypropylene containers are “widely recyclable"

Birmingham Post

Clinical waste win spurs international ambition for recycling specialist

MyGroup has secured a vital permit from the Environment Agency and is in

The Independent UK

Millions of Britons ‘still not recycling cardboard, food and plastic’

‘Recycling needs to be superseded in some areas by more attractive reuse and refill business models,’ waste expert says

The Guardian - AU

Four bins good: is Victoria’s waste strategy the future for recycling?

The four-bin approach is common in the world’s top recycling countries, but experts say a lot more is needed to create a genuinely circular economy

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Evening Standard

Wax worms able to chew through London’s plastic fatbergs, in huge recycling breakthrough

Saliva from the humble wax worm could soon melt away London’s plastic pollution

AAP

Battery recycling scheme powers ahead

A new battery recycling scheme is off to a flying start in Australia in a win for the environment and the reuse of precious resources.

The Guardian - UK

Quality Street axes plastic wrappers for recyclable paper

Nestlé says change after 86 years will keep 2bn wrappers a year out of landfill

The Guardian - AU

All Victorians to get four wheelie bins to enable recycling of soft plastics and pizza boxes

State environment minister Lily D’Ambrosio and federal counterpart Tanya Plibersek announce change as part of $515m recycling reform

The Independent UK

California to add wine, liquor bottles to recycling program

California will add wine and liquor bottles to its recycling rebate program under a law taking effect in July 2024

Daily Mirror

French recycling giant with links to Russia gets millions from UK taxpayers

Waste and recycling giant Veolia rakes in up to £100million a year for providing services in Russia. The firm has rejected calls to pull out of the country despite the ongoing war in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Consumers want businesses to be more sustainable - by using more recyclable packaging

Three-quarters of Brits feel sustainability and climate change are important - but over half think businesses are simply 'greenwashing' for marketing purposes

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