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UK to become world’s biggest e-waste contributor by 2024

Globally, the UK is currently the second largest contributor of e-waste at 23.9kg per capita. It follows the biggest contributor, Norway, which is responsible for 26kg of e-waste per capita each year.


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US to combat greenwashing with focus on 'carbon offset' claims
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Savannah Coombe
| 12 May 2023 |
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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking steps to combat ‘greenwashing’ by updating its ‘Green Guides’ to make them easier for companies to understand and use, and will also focus on ther term 'recyclable' and 'renewable'
Entsorga colocates anaerobic digestion with composting
Colocating anaerobic digestion with composting
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15 February 2023 |
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Italian waste management company Entsorga demonstrates how colocating anaerobic digestion with composting maximises value
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New York City plans kerbside food and garden waste collection
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Savannah Coombe
| 1 February 2023 |
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Residents of areas that do not currently have compost collection are encouraged to take their waste to an available drop-off site
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UK begins talks ahead of global plastic pollution treaty negotiations
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Savannah Coombe
| 1 November 2022 |
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The negotiations, facilitated by the UN’s Environment Programme, will take place in Uruguay at the end of this month
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WasteAid to build plastic recycling facility in Cameroon
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Amelia Kelly
| 6 October 2022 |
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The NGO has partnered with Partners Group Impact to expand its programme
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US seeks allies on global plastic pollution treaty, Reuters reports
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Savannah Coombe
| 30 September 2022 |
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Report raises fears regarding UK plastic exports to Global South
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Amelia Kelly
| 21 September 2022 |
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The Plastic Soup Foundation is pushing for an urgent ban on all non-OECD plastic waste exports
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WasteAid receives funding to support circular economy in South Africa
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Alice Lang
| 5 August 2022 |
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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
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Amelia Kelly
| 7 July 2022 |
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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
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| 5 July 2022 |
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Bersih Indonesia aims to ‘demonstrate a financially sustainable plastic waste management model in an emerging market’
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Basel Convention to require informed consent for e-waste exports
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Amelia Kelly
| 22 June 2022 |
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Amendments to the Convention aim to protect vulnerable countries and improve waste management
WasteAid Vietnam
WasteAid recognises innovation in Vietnam’s circular economy
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Amelia Kelly
| 1 June 2022 |
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The NGO rewarded the 'ingenuity’ of Ho Chi Minh City’s local businesses 
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IPCC report calls for critical climate action to achieve 1.5C
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Emma Love
| 6 April 2022 |
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The body says that ‘all sectors’ have options to ‘at least halve emissions by 2030’
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US analysis urges regulation for chemical recycling
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Emma Love
| 11 March 2022 |
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Analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council identifies issues related to applications and by-products
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Canada to ban six categories of single-use plastics
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Emma Love
| 22 December 2021 |
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The regulations could see plastic pollution reduced by more than 23,000 tonnes
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Ireland reveals first national circular economy strategy
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Kai Malloy
| 20 December 2021 |
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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
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Kai Malloy
| 1 December 2021 |
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Legislation will demand that jurisdictions and businesses compost the material
CIWM WasteAid The Gambia
CIWM and WasteAid announce Gambian waste project
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Kai Malloy
| 25 November 2021 |
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The scheme aims to develop waste management strategy in the Greater Banjul Area
COP26 Glasgow
CIWM responds to COP26 agreements
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Kai Malloy
| 15 November 2021 |
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The introduction of climate change to the curriculum was amongst those discussed
Wasted Opportunities waste reduction
Quarter of countries neglecting waste reduction strategy
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Kai Malloy
| 5 November 2021 |
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Wasted Opportunities report underpins the resource sector’s role in achieving Net Zero
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