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Stakeholders Gear Up on Global Treaty to Cut Plastic Pollution

Plastic can travel hundreds to thousands of miles once it leaks into the environment. It’s found in every part of the world, and now about 170 countries have come together as part of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to try and align national policies to curb the transboundary flow. At the current rate, plastic production would almost triple by 2060, with half of it landfilled, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. 
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Anaergia Selected to Design, Build and Operate Organic Waste-to-Renewable Energy Project in San Diego County

BURLINGTON, Ontario –Anaergia Inc. (TSX: ANRG) today announced it has been selected as the Energy Recovery Contractor for a new system that will produce renewable power from wastewater sludge at the East County Advanced Water Purification (East
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Zero Waste Groups Kickstart Solar Panel Recycling in California

Solar power is a great alternative, but recycling the large panels is a tall order. Now, a group in California is helping residents recycle their solar panels.
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Panel Asks California to Pause Organic Waste Recycling Mandate

A California panel is asking the state to pause its implementation of a Senate Bill aimed at diverting organic waste and reducing landfill emissions, as they state it’s not working.
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United Nations Says Cutting Plastic Waste by 80 Percent by 2040 is Doable

A new United Nations report lays out a path that could cut plastic pollution by 80 percent by 2040, the authors contend. It calls for a “system change” with three key focuses: accelerating reuse; recycling; and reorienting and diversifying to sustainable alternatives to plastic. And it analyzes opportunities, impacts, and barriers associated with all three focuses.
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California Landfill is Turning Food Waste into Renewable Energy

Food waste is a huge issue for landfills and the environment, but one company in California is working to digest food waste into renewable natural gas.
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Are National Standards Around Recyclability Claims on The Way?

Research shows how much, how often, and how well consumers recycle depends on their trust in the recycling system. Most of them – 78 percent –turn to labels to try and determine if a material will actually be recycled. Yet nearly two-thirds of them say they are confused by the label, found a survey of 1,300-plus participants conducted by The Recycling Partnership.
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Anaergia Signs Contract to Build State-of-the-Art Food Waste and Wastewater Sludge Co-Digestion Facility

BURLINGTON, Ontario –Anaergia Inc. (TSX: ANRG), today announced it will provide technologies that will enable Monterey One Water, the wastewater utility of northern Monterey County, California, to make renewable energy from food waste as well a
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UN Environmental Programme Addresses Global Efforts to End Plastic Pollution in New Report

The UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) recently released a report examining how global efforts can reduce plastic pollution 30 percent by 2040. The report’s goal is to foster negotiations that will shift the world’s economy from linear to circular through the elimination of plastic pollution.
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Food Waste Policy Models and Opportunities Learned from WasteExpo

The lack of clear and comprehensive laws and labeling surrounding food waste and disposal is causing confusion about what food can be donated and how to do it.