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Environment Government International 

EU at Risk of Missing Plastic Recycling Targets

October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Audit, Climate change, EU, plastic, pollution, recycling

The European Union is facing a growing waste problem and is at risk of missing its plastic recycling targets for 2025 and 2030 as more stringent export rules will be implemented next year, the bloc’s independent auditor warned Tuesday.

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Environment International Science 

Hair to the Rescue as Oil Pollution Blights Coastlines

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
France, oil, pollution, recycling

In the town of Brignoles in southeast France, 40 tons of human hair are stacked in a warehouse — discarded locks sent in from salons far and wide under an innovative recycling scheme.

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Consumers Environment 

Recyclable K-Cups?

September 21, 2020September 22, 2020 BRIEF
certification, Class Action, coffee, recycling

A federal judge has certified the class in a lawsuit over Keurig’s single-serve coffee pods, some of which are marketed as “recyclable” though the plaintiffs claim it’s nearly impossible to do so.

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Business Consumers Entertainment Environment 

Lego to Ditch Plastic Bags for Paper Ones in Its Boxed Sets

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
plastic, recycling, Toys

Lego said Tuesday that it will stop using plastic bags inside its boxed sets and replace them with paper ones.

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Business Environment International 

Ikea to Open First Second-Hand Store in Sweden

September 11, 2020September 11, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
recycling, retail, Sweden

Ikea will open its first second-hand store selling refurbished furniture in Sweden later this year, the company said Friday, part of its effort to become a fully circular business by 2030.

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Business Consumers Environment Government Health National 

Pandemic Deals Blow to Plastic Bag Bans

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
coronavirus, recycling, retail

Just weeks ago, cities and even some states across the United States were banning straws, limiting takeout containers and mandating that shoppers bring reusable bags or pay a small fee as the movement to eliminate single-use plastics took hold in environmentally conscious America.

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Environment Science 

Bacteria Provide Key to Recycling Durable Plastics

March 26, 2020March 27, 2020 MATTHEW RENDA
bacteria, chemicals, plastic, recycling, Research

Polyurethanes are ubiquitous, composing the material used in many products from microcellular seals to skateboard wheels. One of the reasons the plastic is so popular with material scientists is that it is so durable. 

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Environment International 

Malaysia Says It Won’t Be the World’s Trash Can

January 20, 2020January 21, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
ap5, Malaysia, pollution, recycling, trash

Malaysia has sent back 150 containers of plastic waste to 13 mainly rich countries since the third quarter last year, with the environment minster warning on Monday that those who want to make the country a rubbish bin of the world can “dream on.”

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Business Environment 

San Francisco Cafés Banishing Disposable Coffee Cups

December 24, 2019December 24, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Climate change, coffee, pollution, recycling, Restaurants, San Francisco

A new café culture is brewing in the San Francisco area, where a growing number of coffeehouses are banishing paper to-go cups and replacing them with everything from glass jars to rental mugs and BYO cup policies.

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Environment International Science Technology 

Scientists to Harness the Sun to Break Down Plastic

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
chemicals, plastic, pollution, recycling

Scientists said Wednesday they have come up with an environmentally friendly method that uses artificial sunlight to transform plastic into power-generating chemicals, as countries worldwide battle to reduce waste.

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Consumers Environment International Technology 

EU Countries Need Better Recycling: Report

October 28, 2019October 28, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
EU, plastic, pollution, recycling

EU countries need to adopt policies to boost recycling, to help tackle growing waste, particularly from plastic and electronics, according to two reports by the European Environment Agency published Monday.

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Business Environment International 

Foreign Trash ‘Like Treasure’ in Indonesia’s Plastics Village      

August 20, 2019August 20, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Indonesia, plastic, pollution, recycling

Governments around the world are grappling with how to tackle the scourge of single-use plastic, but for the people of Bangun trash equals cash. 

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Environment Government 

Nuclear Power

July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 BRIEF
fuel, nuclear power, recycling

The United States owes $112 million to Georgia Power Co., plus $31.2 million to Alabama Power Co., for failing to accept and dispose of their spent nuclear fuel, the Court of Federal Claims in a ruling of partial summary judgment.

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Business Environment 

Keurig Coffee

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 BRIEF
Class Action, coffee, labeling, recycling

Keurig Coffee cannot dismiss a class action accusing it of mislabeling its Keurig Green Mountain single-serve coffee pods as recyclable, a federal judge ruled.

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Environment Government International 

Malaysia to Send Back Plastic Waste to Foreign Nations

May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
China, dumping, Malaysia, plastic, recycling, smuggling

Malaysia will send back some 3,300 tons of non-recyclable plastic waste to countries such as the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia in a move to avoid becoming a dumping ground for rich nations, Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin said Tuesday.

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Appeals Business Environment Government 

EPA Carve-Out for Recycling Called Out as Hazardous

April 9, 2019April 9, 2019 BRITAIN EAKIN
D.C. Circuit, EPA, recycling, regulation, toxic waste

Since 2008, hazardous materials that can be recycled have been excluded from federal waste-disposal rules. An Earthjustice attorney fought Tuesday to vacate this exemption.

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Government Politics 

NY Bans Plastic Bags, Adopts Congestion Pricing in 2020 Budget Vote

April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 AMANDA OTTAWAY
automotive, Budget, New York, NYC, plastic, pollution, recycling

New Yorkers will soon see some big changes after the state Senate signed off this weekend on a ban on plastic shopping bags as well as congestion pricing when they passed the state’s 2020 budget.

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Environment Science 

‘Upcyling’ Plastic Bottles Could Alleviate Global Trash Troubles

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019 MATTHEW RENDA
plastic, recycling

Scientists and researchers around the world strive to rid Earth’s oceans of the plague of plastic, with the latest effort from a team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory who found a process called ‘upcycling’ could help alleviate the problem.

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Entertainment International 

Zoo Elephants Eat Berlin’s Leftover Christmas Trees

January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Christmas, Elephants, food, plants, primates, recycling, zoo

Berlin’s unwanted Christmas trees have ended their days as a festive snack for zoo elephants and stocking fillers for some of their fellow residents.

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Environment Government International 

EU Moves Step Closer to Ban on Many Single-Use Plastics

October 25, 2018 WILLIAM DOTINGA
European Commission, European Parliament, garbage, plastic, recycling

The European Parliament on Thursday voted to ban many single-use plastic items, targeting what the administrative arm of the EU says are the 10 products most likely to end up as litter in oceans.

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