Tag: waste reduction

October 12, 2022

In the United States, food is the largest category of waste that is sent to municipal landfills, despite most of it is completely edible. This large waste of food takes up unnecessary space in landfills and hurts the pockets of […]

August 30, 2022

The Recycling Partnership was established with one goal in mind – creating a truly circular economy across the globe to bring an end to overflowing landfills. In its 2022 Impact Report, the organization breaks down all of the individual successes […]

August 3, 2022

In 2020 the Farm Powered Strategic Alliance (FPSA) alliance was established by Vanguard Renewables, Unilever, Starbucks, and Dairy Farmers of America aiming to reduce food waste and transform the food waste that is created into renewable energy with farm-based anaerobic […]

April 5, 2022

President Joseph R. Biden unveiled his FY2023 budget on March 28, barely two weeks after he signed a $1.5 trillion omnibus appropriations bill into law to fund the federal government through the end of FY2022. This is just one example […]

September 24, 2021

Despite a widespread movement to lower the production and use of plastics, demand for the material shows no signs of slowing down. The Plastic Industry Association’s 2021 Size and Impact Report, which is released on an annual basis, provides a […]

July 20, 2021

Each year, investors, businesses and governments spend over $1,3 trillion on waste reduction as well as on repair and reuse schemes. The sum in question is inadequate for the purpose of establishing a sustainable and circular economy across borders, a […]

April 22, 2021

“Tourists cause around 14 percent of the global volume of municipal waste,” emphasizes Iris Gruber from the Institute of Waste Management at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, and goes on to explain: “Cities with a […]

September 14, 2020

Subaru of America, Inc., the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) and National Park Foundation (NPF) have created an innovative partnership to reduce the amount of waste that the Denali, Grand Teton and Yosemite national parks send to landfills. With an […]

July 30, 2020

A Seattle tech company has landed $12 million in equity funding to fuel the growth of its software, which is aimed at helping grocers manage food orders to reduce waste and spoilage issues. The startup, Shelf Engine, was founded by […]

February 6, 2020

A new report by PIX 11 takes an in-depth look at where all of New York City’s trash goes and how it’s impacting other communities. Since 2001, New York City has been shipping its refuse to communities across the country—in […]

January 31, 2020

Various companies are partnering to reduce waste and promote sustainability ahead of Super Bowl LIV in Miami this weekend. Here’s a look at what PepsiCo, Centerplate, Ball, Bud Light and Food Rescue US are doing for this year’s big game. […]

January 29, 2020

A recent op-ed in the Los Angeles Times calls out the United States for allowing China to win the war against plastic waste. On January 19, China announced a five-year plan to ban single-use plastics across the nation. The initiative […]

December 16, 2019

An Indonesian government official has announced that the government plans to implement a measure to limit single-use plastics in order to reduce ocean pollution by 70 percent by 2025, the Hurriyet Daily News reports. The announcement was initially made at […]

October 14, 2019

Vermont lawmakers are looking at ways to further reduce waste from single-use products. During a recent meeting, officials discussed options including the expansion of a bottle bill and a requirement for manufacturers to make products with post-consumer recycled content. The […]

September 24, 2019

The city of Honolulu is requiring businesses in the Chinatown area to place trash into city-approved yellow bags for pickup every morning in an effort to keep litter off the streets in the area. KHON 2 reports that the city […]

September 17, 2019

Hawaii Island’s county officials announced it’s time for a “major paradigm shift” for the island’s waste reduction and recycling efforts. One Kohala councilman has sponsored a resolution urging directors of the Department of Environmental Management and Research and Development to […]

July 26, 2019

Kern County, located in California’s Central Valley, is releasing “Waste Diversion Services—Request for Statements of Interest” (request for SOI), requesting non-binding statements of interest. The county seeks interested parties to assist in providing processes, technologies and possible facility development to […]

July 16, 2019

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) recently welcomed 12 new companies from across the plastics value chain. The new members expand both the global footprint of the alliance and the participation of companies across the plastics value chain seeking […]

July 10, 2019

It’s hard to forget the image of a sea turtle with a plastic straw lodged up its nostril or the young whale found dead in the Philippines after consuming 88 pounds of plastic. As difficult as those images are to […]

July 5, 2019

Fast Company has taken an in-depth look at 20 companies figuring out how to fight food waste by making new products from food that used to end up in the trash. According to the report, Americans now waste 70 percent […]