3:59 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Report
NAS: U.S. should create national strategy by end of 2022 to reduce its increasing contribution to global ocean plastic waste
The United States should create a national strategy by the end of 2022 to reduce its contribution to plastic waste in the ocean, including substantially reducing the amount of solid waste generated in the U.S., says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, ...
2:20 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Recycling
Axion: Plastic recycling does work
Recycling end-of-life plastic is still the best route for recovering this versatile and long-life material. Processing the material is the best way to preserve valuable resources and reduce negative environmental impact.
“Plastic recycling does work. Littering plastics has a ...
2:44 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Report
UK Plastics Pact cuts plastic packaging by 10% and doubles recycled content
UK Plastics Pact members have reduced problematic single-use plastic items by 46% and reduced the amount of packaging on supermarket shelves by 10% in the period 2018-2020. Recycled content has doubled in two years through Pact action, saving 140,000 tonnes of CO2e. Although in ...