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G7 Ocean Plastics Charter fails zero waste goals
It’s estimated as much as eight million tonnes of plastic ends up in the world’s oceans each year; this massive problem of plastic pollution will not be solved without strong commitments to reduce single-use plastics. Recycling will not solve the…
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If we can’t recycle it, why not turn our waste plastic into fuel?
Australia’s recycling crisis needs us to look into waste management options beyond just recycling and landfilling. Some of our waste, like paper or organic matter, can be composted. Some, like glass, metal and rigid plastics, can be recycled. But we…
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Quick Spin: Reviewing the Mack LR
Mack’s LR is purpose built as a residential refuse collection chassis equipped with a Heil Half/Pack Odyssey collection body. It came to market in 2015 and received a few upgrades in 2017. TORONTO, Ont. –When I was just four years…
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The eye in the sky that can spot illegal rubbish dumps from space
More than 1,000 illegal waste sites spring up across England each year – and there are probably far more that haven’t been recorded.
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Seaweed, Indonesia’s answer to the global plastic crisis
Indonesia is also the world’s largest producer of red seaweed, whose carbohydrate element is the key ingredient for bioplastics
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Stakeholders look to close loop on compostable packaging
What’s holding back greater uptake of compostable packaging? Factors such as composting/recycling infrastructure, public perception, and local government policies all play a role. To better understand the issue, the NZWC Product Design and Packaging Working Group engaged stakeholders in the compostable packaging industry in an examination of…
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Five ways hospitals can reduce their environmental footprint
Reducing waste also improves the bottom line
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Quebec study defends plastic shopping bags as not single-use
Conducted by the Government of Quebec, the Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) found that no replacement option has an environmental advantage in the event of a ban on plastic shopping bags. A Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) is a cradle-to-grave analysis that assesses…
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Beginning of the end for the plastic drinking straw
The video that is said to have started it all; the removal of a plastic straw from a turtle’s nose went viral in 2015, exposing the realities of the effects of plastics in our oceans. Disclaimer, this video is painful…
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Fighting media ignorance over the corrugated box
Yes, we know that packaging is evil and that it should be legislated out of existence. But sometimes those ignorant throw-away lines about packaging waste really do rankle and must be corrected. Case in point: a recent article by Eric…
