A Greenpeace investigation has found evidence that plastic waste sent from the UK for recycling is being dumped and burned across southern Turkey.Examiners of 10 sites across the Adana province in Turkey found piles of plastic waste dumped illegally by the roadside, in fields or spilling into waterways and floating downstream.
Forty-four international environmental groups have co-signed a demand ordering Italy to return Italian municipal waste that was illegally shipped to Tunisia last year
The #BeyondRecovery initiative sets out the agenda for a sustainable future, centering local communities, job creation and investment in zero waste infrastructure
Green Alliance research finds that identifying and penalising producers of low-quality electronics could drive efficiencies annually worth up to 800,000 tonnes of avoided carbon dioxide equivalent emissions.
Latin America and the Carribean must reconsider its economic model in order to fight the long-term impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new research paper by Chatham House.
Latin America and the Caribbean must reconsider its economic model in order to fight the long-term impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new research paper by Chatham House.
A new report by think tank Carbon Tracker and consultancy SYSTEMIQ has found that global efforts to tackle climate change and plastic waste could result in £300 billion of stranded petrochemical assets for the oil industry.
The coronavirus pandemic means Earth Overshoot Day has fallen just under a month later than last year, and Global Footprint Network has developed new solutions to continue to #MoveTheDate.
The Kenyan Government has announced that imports of used clothing and shoes will be allowed to resume after they were suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The European Suppliers of Waste-To-Energy Technology (ESWET) has released a policy briefing highlighting the need for any revision to the EU Waste Shipment Regulation to continue to allow the shipment of waste for energy recovery.
A pilot project by packaging company Dow aims to collect and recycle Nigeria’s plastic waste, diverting around 300 million plastic waste sachets away from landfill.
Chinese customs authorities have intercepted over 500,000 tonnes of illegal waste under the ‘Blue Sky 2020’ campaign and plan to continue the crackdown on illicit domestic and foreign waste imports.
