Zero Waste: Page 37
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Survey: Consumers find industry terminology to be a significant recycling obstacle
The online survey from the Foodservice Packaging Institute asked consumers how they identified certain materials.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 2, 2016 -
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Greenpeace: 'Recycling is not a solution' for rise in textile waste
A new report from the organization notes the consequences of fast fashion and "excessive consumerism."
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 1, 2016 -
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Boston to consider bag fee that could set precedent for statewide bill
Details of a 5-cent fee will be discussed by the Boston City Council today ahead of a potential vote next month.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 30, 2016 -
EU commissioner outlines plan to fight 'unethical and immoral' food waste crisis
Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis highlighted five areas of action for meeting the U.N. goal of halving food waste by 2030.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 30, 2016 -
New $300M plastic-to-fuel facility coming to Indiana
GEP Fuel & Energy Indiana will begin construction next year on a major recycling and refinery facility.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 30, 2016 -
UK's biggest coffee chain will recycle cups from any brand
Costa Coffee is working with Veolia on a program across more than 2,000 stores to recover more value from the cups.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 28, 2016 -
Minnesota county will dedicate half of state recycling money to organics processing
Currently, 12 of Hennepin County's 44 cities have some type of organics program.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 28, 2016 -
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OpinionFood for thought: Finding a solution to Thanksgiving waste
Frank E. Celli of BioHiTech Global discusses how aerobic digestion can have impactful benefits on the scourge of holiday food waste.
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Survey: Two-thirds of recyclable plastic packaging not collected in UK
Results from RECOUP's U.K. Household Plastics Collection Survey show containers and film are the biggest problems.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 23, 2016 -
UPDATE: New Jersey e-waste bill advances to Gov. Christie's desk
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection recommends shifting more responsibility to manufacturers.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 22, 2016 -
United By Blue
How one retailer is celebrating 'Blue Friday' with a consumer cleanup initiative
United By Blue has taken its own spin on Black Friday in an effort to encourage community cleanups across the nation.
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Chicago's stagnantly low diversion rate has dropped to single digits
The city has invested in a recycling overhaul but diversion rates are on track to be less than 10% this year.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 21, 2016 -
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Professor Trash Wheel to make a splash in Baltimore this December
The newest water wheel, which has "a degree in trash studies," already has her own Twitter handle.
By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 18, 2016 -
EPA partners with ACC to improve diversion of all plastics
The agency will also join the Wrap Recycling Action Program focused on plastic film as part of the agreement.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 18, 2016 -
Food recovery startup Spoiler Alert raises $2.5M in seed funding
The Boston-based company provides a technology platform to facilitate the donation and sale of extra food.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 18, 2016 -
FWRA: Transportation, processing infrastructure among largest barriers to food waste diversion
The Food Waste Reduction Alliance report details specific challenges for manufacturing, retail/wholesale and restaurants.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 17, 2016 -
Chicago will impose a 7-cent fee on plastic, paper bags
The fee aims to decrease the amount of single-use bags that Chicagoans go through, which currently is estimated at 1.3 billion bags annually.
By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 17, 2016 -
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Deep DiveFounder of LEED certification takes on waste industry with new SWEEP standard
The Solid Waste Environmental Excellence Protocol (SWEEP) aims to bring clarity to the municipal and industrial waste worlds.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 15, 2016 -
Study: Seabirds commonly confuse plastic as food because of the way it smells
A new study from Science Advances found that certain types of plastic smell similar to decaying seaweed.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 14, 2016 -
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EnviroPure to help University of Illinois process 90% of campus food waste
The campus is using six units across more than 12 dining facilities to turn organics into greywater.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 10, 2016 -
Prop 67 passes in California, yet retailers will keep the fee
The proposition, which would allow a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags in California, would require retailers to charge at least 10 cents for alternative bags.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 9, 2016 -
Oregon DEQ: Recovery rates dipped, waste generation increased in 2015
The state says it has "moved in directions opposite from its goals" and calls for more waste reduction.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 8, 2016 -
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Both sides of California bag ban initiative raise millions ahead of Election Day
Proposition 67 will decide the fate of a statewide plastic bag ban which representatives of the plastics industry have opposed.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 8, 2016 -
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Deep DiveWomen in Waste spotlight: EPA Director Cheryl Coleman on living in a 'connected world'
Waste Dive caught up with Coleman to discuss her efforts to boost sustainable materials management and her experience as a woman through years of a changing industry landscape.
By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 8, 2016 -
UPDATE: Demolition ban aiming to reduce C&D waste in Portland, OR goes into effect
The city hopes to divert building materials from landfills through careful deconstruction rather than wholesale demolition.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 7, 2016
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