Over half Gen Z consumers have stopped buying a product due to excessive plastic packaging
More than half (53%) of Gen Z consumers in the US have stopped buying a particular product due to excessive…
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Cement industry can play a larger role in sustainable waste management
The cement industry is well-placed to address the challenge of non-recyclable and non-reusable waste, leading industry organisations have said in…
More than half of consumers admit to recycling less at Christmas
More than half of consumers say that they recycle less at Christmas, due to the ‘overwhelming’ level of waste generated,…
Frontier signs carbon removal deal with Canada’s NULIFE GreenTech
Frontier, a carbon removal initiative founded by Stripe, Alphabet, Shopify, Meta, McKinsey and others, has signed an offtake agreement with…
More than 121 million people are employed in the circular economy
Between 121 and 142 million people are employed in the circular economy around the world, a new report by Circle…
The Philippines is the top contributor of ocean plastic waste
The Philippines is responsible for some 356,371 metric tonnes of plastic waste in the planet’s oceans on an annual basis,…
Factory farming the ‘world’s biggest producer of food waste’, study finds
Factory farming contributes the most to global food waste, ahead of households, foodservice or retail, a new report by Compassion…
Retailer Target reports progress on emissions, food waste reduction
Target reported a 41.3% reduction in absolute operational greenhouse gas emissions in 2024, against a 2017 baseline, as the US…
European Parliament confirmation of food waste targets an ‘important milestone’
The European Parliament has given its approval to new binding targets to prevent and reduce food waste across the EU,…
Metafoodx raises funding to expand AI food waste platform
Metafoodx, an AI platform designed to cut food waste in commercial kitchens, has raised $9.4 million in funding to scale…