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Plastic credits: A ‘false solution’ or the answer to global plastic waste?

As UN meets to negotiate an international treaty to curb plastic pollution, many favour carbon credit-like offsetting.

Al Jazeera

Nations will try again on plan to confront world's 'spiraling' plastic pollution mess

Nations gather in Geneva Tuesday for what many hope will be the final meeting to craft a landmark treaty to end the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet

The Independent UK

World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns

Plastic production has increased more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health at every stage from extraction to disposal, says review in the Lancet

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Australia is suddenly flush with forest-friendly recycled toilet paper firms: what’s the state of ply?

What are the ethical and environmental options? Here’s how your choice can make a difference

The Guardian - AU

Going to waste: two years after REDcycle’s collapse, Australia’s soft plastics are hitting the environment hard

Almost 95% of Australia’s soft plastics are still headed for landfill and experts say the packaging industry must take responsibility for the mess

The Guardian - AU

Rules for UK waste tyres tightened after millions sent to furnaces in India

Waste tyres exported from the UK to India for recycling were found to be going to unregulated dumps or makeshift furnaces.

The Independent UK

Is Julian Brown Missing or Hiding? Inventor Missing After Plastoline Fame Sparks Threats

Julian Brown, 21, vanished after 9 July 2025 post alleging threats over Plastoline. His mother says he's safe, but fears of foul play persist.

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Chinese scientists tout infinitely recyclable 3D printer resin — can be broken down at the molecular level using a thermally reversible photo-click reaction

A team of scientists from Zhejiang University has developed 3D printer resin that can be easily recycled over and over again.

Tom’s Hardware

Councils to get £1.1bn for recycling from packaging fees charged to firms

The extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme requires businesses to pay towards the costs of recycling packaging they use.

The Independent UK

Chappell Roan's Fashion Stunt Was A Fit Made Out Of ... Seaweed?

Another viral moment.

Cinemablend

LA fires charred homes into piles of metal and concrete. By recycling them, they're given new life

After the Palisades and Eaton fires scorched entire neighborhoods, the Army Corps of Engineers set up operations to recycle concrete and metal from mostly fire-damaged homes

The Independent UK

Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in Cairo’s Garbage City

Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in the fight against plastic pollution

The Guardian - UK

M&S introduces invisible UV tags to collect recycling data

The supermarket is the first to roll out the packaging tags on shop shelves.

The Independent UK

Kentucky residents are being driven from their homes after gnats swarm town: ‘You can’t even stay in the house’

A gnat infestation in Kentucky is disrupting daily life, with residents blaming Logan Aluminum's storage of sticky recycled bales at a nearby facility.

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Benzinga

Why USA Rare Earth (USAR) Stock Is Skyrocketing Today

Shares of USA Rare Earth Inc (NASDAQ:USAR) are climbing sharply Tuesday afternoon, riding a wave of positive sentiment sweeping through the domestic critical minerals sector for the session.

The Independent UK

America's only rare earth producer gets a boost from Apple and Pentagon agreements

MP Materials, the operator of the only rare earths mine in the United States, has signed a $500 million deal with Apple

Benzinga

Rare Earth Royalty: Meet The Power Players Shaping The Industry

The rare earth sector is in the spotlight and driven by the global race for critical minerals essential to clean energy, defense and high-tech industries. Here's a guide to five standout stocks shaping the future of rare earth materials:

Benzinga

Coach Parent Tapestry Ups Investment In Recycled Leather Pioneer Gen Phoenix

Tapestry, Inc. (NYSE:TPR) shares were largely unchanged during early Tuesday trading, following an announcement that underscores the company’s ongoing sustainability efforts.

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Evening Standard

Waste company fined £400,000 after London council employee crushed in horror accident

Paul McDaid, an Enfield Council employee, was working at the London Energy Ltd transfer station in Edmonton when the incident happened

The Guardian - UK

Businesses and charities call for UK to scrap VAT on refurbished electronics

Exclusive: Letter to government says lower prices for repaired goods would cut waste, create jobs and help households save money

InsideEVs

100,000 EVs Will Retire This Year. What Will Happen To Their Batteries?

The second-life EV battery market is on the cusp of explosive growth thanks to companies such as Redwood Materials.

Tom’s Hardware

Safer, faster, and cheaper way to extract gold at 99% purity from electronic waste detailed — new method for recovering gold from PCBs uses a sanitizing reagent and a novel polymer

A Flinders University research team has developed a new way of recovering gold from ore and e-waste that's safer and more cost-efficient.

Benzinga

Investors Seek Gold Alternative - Platinum Hits $1,400 As Supply Deficit Deepens

Platinum prices have surged to their highest levels since 2014, driven by tightening supply, speculative investor flows, and a wave of buyers turning to the metal as a cheaper alternative to gold.

Tom’s Hardware

2,000-GPU data center launches powered exclusively by reusable batteries — 12-megawatt storage system built on hundreds of repurposed EV batteries

Redwood Materials repurposed old EV batteries as power storage for a 2,000-GPU data center running solely off renewable energy.

Newslaundry

Violation of guidelines? Here’s what’s wrong with Hitachi’s ‘recycling’ of e-waste

Air conditioner manufacturer Johnson Controls-Hitachi, now owned by the Bosch group in India, has allowed bids from recyclers far below the government-mandated floor price for e-waste, copies of internal records seen by Newslaundry show.

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