Waste management, recycling, circular business models.
15 articles
Sustainability is measured not only in how something is made but in what happens once it stops being used. This section follows waste regulation, what published recycling rates actually count and leave out, research on plastic pollution, and the circular business models that design reuse in from the start.
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management says Britain needs a new resources and waste strategy covering the 2030s, warning that policy uncertainty is holding back investment in recycling infrastructure.
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A joint assessment reveals that simultaneously tackling air pollution and climate change through 25 coordinated policy measures can save millions of lives, significantly reduce global warming, and deliver approximately $15 in economic returns for every dollar invested.
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The "Plastic Waste Workshop," the largest waste workshop ever held in Turkey's history, has concluded. Following the workshop, the President of the Zero Waste Foundation, in his comments to Sustain&Play, drew attention to the critical level reached by plastic pollution and its devastating effects on human health.
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