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Busting waste and recycling myths

Envirotec Magazine

Whether you’re a happy-go-lucky ‘wish-cycler’ – tossing waste in the hope it can be recycled – or one who routinely agonizes over different diameters of plastic wrapping, there’s no harm in picking up a clearer understanding of the whole process. It turns out there are two types of receipts floating around out there.

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GBB Member, Chlorophyll Water, Launches Landfill Biodegradable Bottles

Green Business Bureau

According to the press release , “Chlorophyll Water has integrated a proprietary organic additive into the bottle mold of their 100% recyclable, BPA-free and non-toxic 20 fluid ounce bottle that accelerates the natural biodegradation of their bottle in biologically active landfills and anaerobic digesters.

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Interpreting the environmental legislation changes to the classification of Persistent Organic Pollutants

Envirotec Magazine

Mark Priestman, Managing Director of Non-Ferrous at EMR (formerly European Metal Recycling) writes. As the recycling industry innovates to embrace its role as a key player in the UK’s journey towards a more sustainable society, new challenges continue to emerge. The good news is that we’ve already overcome challenges like this before.

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How to Reduce Packaging Waste

The Environmental Blog

Why Reducing Packaging Waste Matters We’ve got a serious packaging waste problem, thanks to things like online shopping, lots of throwaway stuff, and not enough recycling. Opt for products that use less packaging or packaging made from recyclable materials. After all, we want to leave a healthy planet for our kids and grandkids.

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Landfill and recycling both down, and incineration on the up: Scotland waste summary 2020 published

Envirotec Magazine

percentage point reduction in household recycling rates from 2019 to 42%. Household waste recycled and landfilled decreases. Scotland’s overall household waste recycling rate reduced from 44.9% The total amount of Scottish household waste recycled was 1.02 The total amount of Scottish household waste recycled was 1.02

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Latest and Greatest Recycling Technologies

GreenTech Gazette

There are several new and emerging technologies for recycling that are being developed and implemented around the world. Here are a few examples: Chemical recycling: Chemical recycling is a new technology that breaks down plastic waste into its basic building blocks, which can then be used to make new plastic products.

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There are no 'silver bullet' solutions to plastics

GreenBiz

The latest culprit: Bacardi unveiled a bioplastic bottle that can biodegrade in compost systems, freshwater and oceans in 18 months. With limited global composting infrastructure, the likelihood that a theoretically biodegradable bottle will be composted in practice is low. Respectfully, I’m calling it B.S. . Featured Column.

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