Over the past few years, the world’s governments have clamped down on packaging waste due to the increased awareness of environmental issues. Although due to environmental protection, it can also be ...
Waste360 asked three waste and recycling experts for their thoughts on what we might expect in the next few years. Here’s ...
Not only does making your own toothpaste cut back on plastic waste, but it’s so fun! Just mix together ½ a cup of melted coconut oil, ¼ cup of baking soda, 1 tablespoon of xylitol, and 15 drops of ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — A Tennessee state senator has filed a bill that aims to increase recycling and decrease landfill usage, with plastic waste the primary target and “chemicals of high concern” ...
No one questions the fact that ecommerce packaging waste is a major problem, clogging the planet with yet more plastic and cardboard. The twofold question then becomes, what is being done about it, ...
Modern-day packaging is a benefit and a burden. Without it, medicine, food and countless other products would be unavailable for mass consumption. At the same time, waste from packaging has given rise ...
Plastic packaging waste is everywhere. Our plastic bottles, food wrappings, and grocery bags litter the landscape and pollute the global environment. A new study explores the global patterns of ...
Minnesotans generate about six million tons of waste each year, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. In new efforts to reduce the harmful impacts, the state is adopting policy geared ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — The environmental advocacy group Beyond Plastics released an analysis on a proposed state law to cut packaging waste on Wednesday. According to the report, enacting the ...
Big F&B companies are taking steps to advance waste solutions, even as current product packaging continues to accumulate. No one can question that we have a global problem with food and beverage waste ...
The Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) has announced a new sustainability-driven project, partnered with Ameripen (the American Institute for Packaging and the Environment) and ...
Labelling, marking and information requirements (e.g. on material composition or recycled content) should facilitate consumer sorting and consumer choices. pre-packed fruit and vegetables of less than ...