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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…

India Generates 3.6 Lakh Million Tonnes Plastic Waste, 50% of It is Recycled Around 34.7 lakh tonnes per annum (TPA) of plastic wastes was generated by India during 2019-20, Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and…

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…

Building Waste: Recycling Under Scrutiny There is much talk about renovation to reduce energy consumption but waste management is just as important for the building industry. The subject is certainly not new, but with the goalposts…

100% Polyester Carpet System Automotive carpets are typically multi-layered systems that can be challenging to recycle. By introducing a carpet made of 100% polyester, Autoneum now opens up new opportunities for vehicle manufacturers to…

'Chemical Recycling' of Plastic Slammed by Environmental Group Most plastic "advanced recycling" plants in the United States aren't actually recycling plastic but instead converting it into a dirty fuel, while producing toxic waste in…