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Circular economics and the $57B e-waste opportunity

GreenBiz

Circular economics and the $57B e-waste opportunity. The plastic waste problem gets plenty of attention, and for good reason: If we continue mismanaging this material as usual, there could be 7.7 Just as stunning: Plastic isn't the fastest growing waste stream the world needs to deal with. . Heather Clancy.

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Strategies for the war on waste

GreenBiz

Strategies for the war on waste. What would happen if the United States enacted a comprehensive plan to combat food loss and waste? It’s the work of some leading players in this area: ReFED, a nonprofit that works on food waste; WWF; Natural Resources Defense Council; and Harvard’s Food Law and Policy Clinic. The answer?

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Food waste startup backed by Oprah Winfrey snags $250 million

GreenBiz

Food waste startup backed by Oprah Winfrey snags $250 million. This morning brings one of the biggest deals yet this year: an infusion of $250 million in new financing for food waste crusader Apeel Sciences. What we have seen is like a 50 percent [reduction] of waste, and then also a double-digit growth of sales. "I Food Waste.

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Packaging Waste and the Need for Sustainable Improvement

3BL Media

Other products available from International Paper in the region include a variety of Kraft linerboard and other pulp products. [1]

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Carnival Corporation’s ‘Less Left Over’ Strategy Beats Targets, Delivers Significant Food Waste Reduction Progress

3BL Media

The significant reductions are a result of the company’s ongoing “Less Left Over” food management strategy focused on its world-class cruise lines finding smart ways to ensure food and ingredients don’t go to waste. million annual guests and to reduce the amount of uneaten food globally in its operations.

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A look at the secret world where our waste ends up

Corporate Knights

In August 2019, the sprawling Kpone landfill, 25 miles from the center of Accra, Ghana, burst into flames. Waste has always been inflicted upon the margins,” said Oliver Franklin-Wallis, author of the new book Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future. Humans have always created waste.

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Industrialised nations frontrunners and stragglers profiled in the Global Waste Index 2025

Envirotec Magazine

Trends explored by the Global Waste Index 2025 include the ongoing move away from landfill (in most places), the growth in waste-to-energy technologies (particularly in Nordic countries and South Korea), and the growing role of digital technologies, AI, and robotics in improving waste sorting and forecasting.

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