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US to combat greenwashing with focus on 'carbon offset' claims

The update will include new guidance on marketers’ use of product certifications and seals of approval, claims about materials and energy sources that are ‘renewable’, the term ‘recyclable’ and ‘carbon offset’ claims.


The Green Guides are designed to help marketers avoid making environmental claims that mislead consumers.

Entsorga colocates anaerobic digestion with composting
Colocating anaerobic digestion with composting

Italian waste management company Entsorga demonstrates how colocating anaerobic digestion with composting maximises value

Mayor Adams NYC food waste bin
New York City plans kerbside food and garden waste collection

Residents of areas that do not currently have compost collection are encouraged to take their waste to an available drop-off site

Ocean plastic
UK begins talks ahead of global plastic pollution treaty negotiations
By
Savannah Coombe
| 1 November 2022 |
The negotiations, facilitated by the UN’s Environment Programme, will take place in Uruguay at the end of this month
WasteAid Plastic Recycling Facility
WasteAid to build plastic recycling facility in Cameroon
By
Amelia Kelly
| 6 October 2022 |
The NGO has partnered with Partners Group Impact to expand its programme
Plastic pollution
US seeks allies on global plastic pollution treaty, Reuters reports
By
Savannah Coombe
| 30 September 2022 |
The move follows the formation in August of an alternative coalition featuring other G7 members
shipping containers
Report raises fears regarding UK plastic exports to Global South
By
Amelia Kelly
| 21 September 2022 |
The Plastic Soup Foundation is pushing for an urgent ban on all non-OECD plastic waste exports
representatives at landfill in South Africa
WasteAid receives funding to support circular economy in South Africa
By
Alice Lang
| 5 August 2022 |
With money from WRAP and UKRI, the charity will support recycling initiatives in Mpumalanga
Project REFLEX
Flexible plastic recycling project expands in Africa following pilot success
By
Amelia Kelly
| 7 July 2022 |
Its objective is to ‘divert 10,000 Metric Tons of flexible packaging waste by 2025’ 
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New programme to build sustainable waste management systems in Indonesia
By
Resource
| 5 July 2022 |
Bersih Indonesia aims to ‘demonstrate a financially sustainable plastic waste management model in an emerging market’
weee e waste mountain
Basel Convention to require informed consent for e-waste exports
By
Amelia Kelly
| 22 June 2022 |
Amendments to the Convention aim to protect vulnerable countries and improve waste management
WasteAid Vietnam
WasteAid recognises innovation in Vietnam’s circular economy
By
Amelia Kelly
| 1 June 2022 |
The NGO rewarded the 'ingenuity’ of Ho Chi Minh City’s local businesses 
Incinerator
IPCC report calls for critical climate action to achieve 1.5C
By
Emma Love
| 6 April 2022 |
The body says that ‘all sectors’ have options to ‘at least halve emissions by 2030’
Plastic bottles
US analysis urges regulation for chemical recycling
By
Emma Love
| 11 March 2022 |
Analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council identifies issues related to applications and by-products
Canadian flag
Canada to ban six categories of single-use plastics
By
Emma Love
| 22 December 2021 |
The regulations could see plastic pollution reduced by more than 23,000 tonnes
Leinster House
Ireland reveals first national circular economy strategy
By
Kai Malloy
| 20 December 2021 |
Plan is key step in country’s aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 51 per cent
Organic waste
New legislation to see California compost all organic waste
By
Kai Malloy
| 1 December 2021 |
Legislation will demand that jurisdictions and businesses compost the material
CIWM WasteAid The Gambia
CIWM and WasteAid announce Gambian waste project
By
Kai Malloy
| 25 November 2021 |
The scheme aims to develop waste management strategy in the Greater Banjul Area
COP26 Glasgow
CIWM responds to COP26 agreements
By
Kai Malloy
| 15 November 2021 |
The introduction of climate change to the curriculum was amongst those discussed
Wasted Opportunities waste reduction
Quarter of countries neglecting waste reduction strategy
By
Kai Malloy
| 5 November 2021 |
Wasted Opportunities report underpins the resource sector’s role in achieving Net Zero
COP26 Glasgow
CIWM President criticises absence of waste in COP26 agenda
By
Kai Malloy
| 2 November 2021 |
Dr Adam Read has labelled the lack of representation a ‘critical oversight’
Plastic pollution
China publishes five-year plastics pollution plan
By
Kai Malloy
| 21 September 2021 |
The plan outlines the nation’s strategy for tackling plastic waste
Plastic packaging
India becomes first Asian country to launch Plastics Pact
By
Emma Love
| 6 September 2021 |
The Pact aims to tackle the country’s annual 9.47 million tonnes of plastic waste