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The future of recycling
Circular Economy/Spring 2025

Four ways that recycling is finally changing for the better

by John Lorinc

The world of waste diversion has hit a turning point, as a boom in R&D propels recycling innovation forward

Medical waste is a pernicious problem
Circular Economy

Hospitals have a medical waste problem. Bioplastics offer a solution.

by Duncan Cree, Lori Bradford, Chris Zhang and Elham Moshk Bid

Plant-based alternatives to traditional plastics could reduce the waste burden of health-care systems, but rollout remains challenging

Waste

UN talks to create a global plastic treaty have stalled. Now what?

by Rick Spence

Oil-producing countries managed to derail a cap on plastic production at treaty talks in South Korea, leaving advocates scrambling for other tools

Circular Economy/Fall 2024

New research suggests plastic bag bans are driving down debris

by Rick Spence

The findings from the Washington-based Ocean Conservancy offer a ray of hope as nations draft a plastics treaty to curtail the half

Circular Economy

U.S. will support limits to plastic production in major reversal

by Joseph Winters

Biden administration says it will also support creating a list of problematic plastics and hazardous chemicals – important signals as the world

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Waste

A look at the secret world where our waste ends up

by Danielle Renwick

Oliver Franklin-Wallis' new book Wasteland explores the true economic and environmental toll of the waste we produce – and how to dig

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Circular Economy

How restaurants can turbo charge Canada's war on plastic pollution

by Bruce McAdams and Emily Robinson

Restaurants are on the front lines of plastic waste. They need to shift to reusables for Canada to meet zero waste targets.

Waste

Big Oil bets big on plastics as investors sound alarm on stranded-asset risk

by Lila Holzman and Conrad MacKerron

New report from As You Sow digs into the risks of overinvesting in petrochemical infrastructure

Waste/Winter 2021

Knight Bites: Amazon plastic is flooding the world

by CK Staff

Amazon plays major role in ocean plastic pollution, says Oceana Canada. Our illustrator outlines what it means for the planet

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