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Closed Loop Report Examines Consumer Behavior Towards Reusable, Refillable Packaging

The report aims to decipher customer attitudes, preferences and behaviors concerning reusable and refillable packaging solutions, providing valuable insights for companies, cities and other stakeholders navigating the evolving landscape of reuse and circularity.
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France to Ban Plastic Packaging by 2040 With Other Crackdowns in Store

France is strengthening its push toward a system-wide transition to a circular economy, having set a few world firsts on the policy front. Among them is a national ban on the destruction of unsold goods and a “repairability index,” which rates how fixable electronics are; anyone who markets these wares in France must display these scores on their products. But these two mandates are the proverbial tip of the iceberg.
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Netafim Targets Plastic Farm Waste

Driplines come with tradeoffs. They are made of a thin polyethylene (PE) and last for only one crop rotation, leaving a heaping pile of trash at the end of each season. With that thought, Netafim USA, makers of drip irrigation technology, figured out a way to recycle the material, creating a continuous loop where farmers can maximize resources.
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ISRI and APR Release Updated Recycled Plastic Specifications

ISRI, “Voice of the Recycled Materials Industry™, and The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) have announced the latest update to the ISRI Specifications and APR Model Bale Specifications to include updated recycled p
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Los Angeles Start-Up Developing a Method to Recycle Polyester

LA-based start-up is working on a new method to recycle polyester, preventing clothing containing the material from hitting landfills.
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Are Bioplastics Compostable? Part 1

Bioplastics are rolling to market fast, with biobased resin makers touting their wares as compost-facility ready.  But is it a given that these alternatives to conventional plastics will break down well and quickly under composters’ operating conditions?
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What Investors and Companies Should Know About Greenwashing

Greenwashing is on the rise since the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015, and regulators, investors, and consumers are on the lookout for companies’ potentially misleading claims about their sustainability work. In this Q&A, Alexandra Mihailescu Cichon, chief commercial officer at RepRisk, dives into what companies and investors should know about this scrutinized practice.
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New Retail Food Waste Data Reveals More Than Waste Tonnage

A new ReFED report shows the percentage of retail food waste in the U.S. has dropped in the past three years, but not as much as had been thought.
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After 1,000 Complaints, Air Quality Officials Investigate California Landfill

One thousand neighbors have complained about an awful, rotten-egg stench from a local landfill, now the Air District is stepping in.
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American Circular Textiles Coalition Advocates for Textiles In EPR Law

WASHINGTON DC – The American Circular Textiles (ACT), a coalition of leading organizations dedicated to driving circularity in the U.S. fashion sector, submitted a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on July 31, urging the agency