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International E-Waste Day: Over 5 Billion Phones Will Become Waste This Year One of six e-products in average european household is being hoarded, finds non-profit survey Hoarding of small, unused, dead or broken plug-in and…

EU To Introduce New Laws Around Battery Recycling The EU has announced new legislation surrounding the collection, recycling and reuse of batteries following a provisional political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council…

Food Waste Recycling in Scotland Up 40 Per Cent Food waste recycling in Scotland increased by 40 per cent between 2013 and 2017, saving thousands of tonnes of carbon emissions, according to new reports published by Zero Waste Scotland.…

New York State Act to Reduce Hunger and Food Waste Food waste is a nation-wide issue. According to Feeding America, US$218 billion worth of food is thrown away each year. Twenty-one percent of landfill volume is food waste, and 21 percent…

Small Companies, Walmart Teaming In War To Reduce Food Waste The F&B industry helps feed the world every day, and technology is making the process more efficient, potentially boosting profits while reducing waste. But there’s a long…

Food-Waste Recycling Faces Hiccups More states want to recycle their food waste instead of dumping it into landfills, but they have run into a snag: The infrastructure needed to turn huge quantities of table scraps into fertilizer or…

Food-Waste Recycling Programme: California's Newest Climate Change Target Banana peels, chicken bones and leftover veggies won't have a place in California trashcans under the nation's largest mandatory residential food waste recycling…

How is Restaurant Food Waste Recycled? In the US, restaurants produce large quantities of food waste. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimated that in 2018 in the United States, more food reached landfills and combustion facilities…

Why India Needs A Plastic Recycling Revolution The huge volumes of leakages in plastic wastes demands a clarion call for a recycling revolution in the country. India launched a nationwide awareness campaign on Single Use Plastics on…

E-Waste Rules Specify Recycling Targets, ‘Trading’ in Certificates Rules also bring into effect a system of trading in certificates, akin to carbon credits, that will allow companies to temporarily shore up shortfalls Consumer goods…