18Dec

“Congress passes Farm Bill with unprecedented level of food waste action”

New agricultural legislation authorizes reimbursement of farmers for donating milk and funding of efforts to reduce crop spoilage.

18Dec

“Americans Toss 151 Million Phones A Year. What If We Could Repair Them Instead?”

Americans throw away 416,000 cell phones each day—oftentimes because manufacturers have purposely made it difficult to repair their product.

17Dec

The EU is pushing for greater standardization in EV battery design so they can be more easily disassembled and their materials recycled.

17Dec

Oil refiner/marketer Neste is collecting waste fat from Christmas hams to produce diesel, lowering the fuel’s carbon footprint by up to 80%.

17Dec

Vallejo, California, residents can agree to random inspections of their recyclables for the chance to earn free waste collection for a year.

14Dec

The Taiwanese government plans to introduce a PV installation fee to fund the establishment of a recycling system for old solar panels.

14Dec

UK-based Recycling Technologies has developed a process to break down plastic and create heavy fuel oil to power marine vessels (video).

14Dec

Youth electronics, the fastest-growing toy category, can break easily, are hard to recycle and can be dangerous if disposed of in the trash.

13Dec

Waste li-ion batteries, volumes of which will grow rapidly as more EVs are produced, can ignite or release hazardous chemicals in landfills.

13Dec

The world’s first coffee cup recycling plant separates the cups’ plastic lining from the paper fibers to generate usable high-quality paper.