Recycling Sustainable Development Waste 
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 12, 2022
While today’s carbon fiber and fiberglass require lots of energ y to produce and are hard to recycle , incorporating more bio-materials into their composites and developing new recycling technologies can reduce their footprint. Can wind turbine blades be recycled? Source: ShellASP/Wikimedia Commons.
Frontiers
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
How much actually gets recycled? We have gathered our top article collections on waste management. million, researchers explored topics spanning from the behavioral analysis of using plastic bags and how to recycle building materials to technologies that filter out litter in the ocean and mapping where restaurant trash goes.
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Ocean Conservancy
AUGUST 5, 2021
For more than 15 years, she has worked to create, test and implement circular business models for post-consumption waste. Laura is passionate about the circular economy, public policy, strategic management and the Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ). Never miss an update. Sorry, but we failed to add you to the list.
Edouard Stenger
JANUARY 10, 2023
What if cities tomorrow were using all their waste as resources to the circular economy ? According to data from the European Union, each EU citizen currently generates 505 kgs of municipal waste per year (or 1.38 Food scraps, food waste and other putriscible materials such as yard waste can go to biodigestors or composting solutions.
Nanotech
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Sustainability should prevent waste in the first place (zero waste) and include material loops and processes that support the “waste hierarchy” that ranks waste management options according to what is best for the environment, giving top priority to durability and repairability.
Ocean Conservancy
APRIL 13, 2022
There were many issues on the table, such as whether an agreement would be legally binding or voluntary and if it would address plastic production and design or be confined to improving waste management and recycling. Corporations that make, use or manage plastic and its waste are likely to be affected by this agreement as well.
Environmental Leader
JULY 29, 2021
Launched in 2018, the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) identified seven transformations needed to take place to put society and the worldwide economy on a more sustainable path aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Read more ».
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