Batteries Can recycling alleviate li-ion metal supply concerns? by Alex Holland Increasing demand for battery metals and the motivation to reduce the reliance on unsustainable and unethical mining practices drive the li-ion battery market. Recycling batteries alleviates both factors – but to what extent?
Plastics Nigeria’s plastic pollution is harming the environment: Steps to combat it are overdue by Emmanuel O. Akindele, Senior Lecturer, Obafemi Awolowo University Compared to other developing countries such as Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania, Nigeria's commitments to combating plastic pollution are far below average
Dead dogs, leaking oil drums, batteries – A picture of Antarctic waste by Darren Koppel, Research fellow, Curtin University Antarctica’s abandoned waste gets funding boost to kickstart the clean up
COVID-19 COVID-19 and Plastics: How the pandemic highlights the need for sustainable waste disposal by Professor Yong Sik Ok, Korea University Scientists alert that COVID-19 has greatly exacerbated plastic pollution and propose a paradigm shift towards a plastic circular economy
Labelling Competition Bureau archived the Canadian Environmental Claims Guide: Now what? by Rachel Kagan, Executive Director Paper & Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) This blog talks about recent greenwashing investigations and activities, the importance of evidence-based claims, and PPEC’s commentary about how recent developments are signalling increased awareness and enforcement around environmental claims
Waste-to-Energy ESWET welcomes waste-to-energy inclusion in EU rules by ESWET, European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology ESWET, European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology, welcomes the ENVI (the European parliament’s committee on the environment, public health and food safety) draft report on the revision of the EU ETS…
Recycling Single stream/dual stream: contending approaches to recycling in the U.S. by Neil Seldman Can it be that dual stream recycling is reasserting it to meet the demand for clean materials? Is this what the markets are saying? Are we going back to the…
Regulatory Development Regulate the European waste industry fairly by European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology ESWET argues that including WtE in the EU emissions Trading System would disrupt the waste supply chain
Biogas Biden announces a sweeping methane plan by Drew Shindell Here’s why cutting the greenhouse gas is crucial for protecting climate and health
