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Four bins good: is Victoria’s waste strategy the future for recycling?

The four-bin approach is common in the world’s top recycling countries, but experts say a lot more is needed to create a genuinely circular economy

The Guardian - AU

Wax worms able to chew through London’s plastic fatbergs, in huge recycling breakthrough

Saliva from the humble wax worm could soon melt away London’s plastic pollution

Evening Standard

Battery recycling scheme powers ahead

A new battery recycling scheme is off to a flying start in Australia in a win for the environment and the reuse of precious resources.

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Quality Street axes plastic wrappers for recyclable paper

Nestlé says change after 86 years will keep 2bn wrappers a year out of landfill

The Guardian - UK

All Victorians to get four wheelie bins to enable recycling of soft plastics and pizza boxes

State environment minister Lily D’Ambrosio and federal counterpart Tanya Plibersek announce change as part of $515m recycling reform

The Guardian - AU

California to add wine, liquor bottles to recycling program

California will add wine and liquor bottles to its recycling rebate program under a law taking effect in July 2024

The Independent UK

French recycling giant with links to Russia gets millions from UK taxpayers

Waste and recycling giant Veolia rakes in up to £100million a year for providing services in Russia. The firm has rejected calls to pull out of the country despite the ongoing war in Ukraine

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Consumers want businesses to be more sustainable - by using more recyclable packaging

Three-quarters of Brits feel sustainability and climate change are important - but over half think businesses are simply 'greenwashing' for marketing purposes

Daily Mirror

Children as young as nine say they are ill from work recycling plastic in Turkey

Human Rights Watch says failure to enforce laws worsens health impact at centres, amid steep rise in EU and UK waste exports

The Guardian - UK

Recycling data centers' heat could be an environmental win-win

Cities in Sweden and Norway are aiming to recycle the heat given off by data centers.

Axios

BMW To Use Recycled Fishing Nets In Its Neue Klasse Cars From 2025

BMW will use the material for interior and exterior trim pieces.

Motor1

In Nigeria, finding value in waste recycling

Lagos (AFP) - Mounds of waste scattered along roads and vast landfills are a Nigerian eyesore.

AFP

Recycling firm battles Jakarta's plastic waste emergency

Tangerang (Indonesia) (AFP) - As Indonesia's capital Jakarta grapples with overflowing plastic waste and pollution pours into the sea, one burgeoning business is trying to turn rubbish into revenue.

AFP

Recycled water for drinking should be considered for Sydney, new strategy finds

NSW government should also consider having additional desalination plants and plan for new ‘rainfall-independent’ water sources, report says

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AFP

In risky recycling venture, Gazans burn plastic for fuel

Jabalia (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Living in one of the poorest parts of the Middle East and facing some of the region's highest fuel costs, Palestinians in Gaza are burning plastic to make affordable diesel.

Motor1

The Macallan Horizon Comes In Weird Bottle Made From Recycled Bentleys

Plus other repurposed or ethically sourced materials from both brands.

Zenger

Recycling Waste Plastic Can Produce Fuel And Durable Goods

The study's findings were published in the journal ACS Catalysis.

The Guardian - UK

Wind turbine blades could be recycled into gummy bears, scientists say

Researchers design composite resin for blades that can be broken down to make new products including sweets

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Inverse

Scientists finally found an efficient way to recycle plastic foam — it could make them rich

Engineers found a way to turn a common type of plastic called polystyrene, which is often used to make styrofoam, into a valuable aromatic chemical used to scent soaps, flavor foods, and stabilize industrial dyes.

Evening Standard

Wagamama replacing 8m delivery bowls with recyclable alternative to save 330 tonnes of plastic a year

Newcastle Herald

'I saw documentaries on recycling not working. I wanted to prove them wrong'

Resourceful Living is an entrant in the Hunter Manufacturing Awards. Nominations close August 19.

ABC News

Can you recycle old make-up packaging? Here's what's happening in the $8 billion industry that creates tonnes of waste

Make-up brands and retailers are now introducing recycling programs so old cosmetics waste can be turned into new products, but how effective are they and what makes the packaging so hard to recycle in the first place?

Evening Standard

Fire crews tackle waste recycling factory fire in west London

Ten gas cylinders were removed as a precaution

The Guardian - AU

Rubbish revelations: collectors combine recycling and garbage in some Sydney streets

Canterbury-Bankstown mayor says bin mixing due to ‘problematic locations’, sparking wider reflection on Australia’s waste system

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles could soon put recycled water directly in your tap. It’s not ‘toilet to tap’

LOS ANGELES —Water has always been recycled. The water molecules in your shower or cup of coffee might just be the same molecules that rained on dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago.

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