Zero waste
Zero wasteCopenhagen has started collecting used nappies separately instead of sending them for incineration, with a dedicated recycling plant due to open in Hvidovre in February 2027.
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Zero wastePaper recyclers have urged the EU to delay its DIWASS digital waste-shipment system for recovered paper by at least six months, warning of disruption as Asian mills remain largely unregistered.
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Zero wastePhilippine developer Ayala Land and Crown Asia Chemicals have signed a two-year deal to recycle construction PVC waste through a take-back program for pipe offcuts, supporting Ayala Land's zero waste to landfill by 2030 goal.
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Zero wasteUS grocery stores switching to depackaging tech raised food diverted from landfill to recycling by 70% on average, Denali's 2025 Sustainability Report shows.
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Zero wasteDanone has agreed to revise the recycling claims on its plastic water bottles, becoming the last of the three drink giants in a European greenwashing complaint to fix its '100% recycled' labels.
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Zero wasteDubai Municipality has recycled two million plastic bottles, about 40 tonnes of plastic, into school bags under its Bottle2Bag initiative, showcased at WETEX 2026.
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Zero wasteCOMY's Cangzhou pilot tests chemical recycling that turns mixed, contaminated plastic waste into high-purity propylene for packaging, cars and medical devices.
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Zero wasteThe EU recycled 42.4% of its plastic packaging waste in 2024, Eurostat figures published on 22 October 2026 show — but waste generation is still growing faster than recycling.
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Zero wasteCoca-Cola, Nestlé and Danone will change recycling claims on single-use plastic bottles sold in the EU, making clear that caps and labels are excluded from 100% recycled claims.
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Zero wasteFord zero waste 2028 is now the carmaker's stated goal for its factories worldwide. In an update published on 21 October 2026, Ford senior environmental engineer Dan Esch said the company aims to achieve zero waste to landfill from manufacturing across its global operations by 2028, building on steady progress since 2022. Ford reports 84
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Zero wasteSouth Africa joins the $60 million Global Electronics Management programme for repair, reuse and recycling across 16 countries, including nine in Africa.
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Zero wasteResearchers at ETH Zurich have developed a simpler, low-energy method for acrylic glass recycling that recovers up to 98% of the material as pure monomers.
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News, stories and solutions driving change towards a greener and more sustainable planet for future generations.
The Bharat Renewable Energy Summit and Expo 2026 opens in New Delhi on 2 November, bringing participants from more than 130 countries together as India presses towards 500 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2030.
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Green JournalismCanada and United Nations University experts brief journalists on 2 November 2026, a week before COP31 opens in Antalya, Türkiye.
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Green JournalismStephanie Wallcraft has won the 2026 AJAC Environmental Journalism Award for her article on Natural Resources Canada's Fuel Consumption Guide, with Nadine Filion as runner-up.
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Green JournalismGrist has launched Distorted, a months-long reporting series on how misinformation spreads before, during and after extreme weather, and how trusted journalism can help communities find the truth.
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Green JournalismThe UN's first comprehensive restoration assessment, published on 29 October 2026, gives climate journalists a verifiable global scorecard: 252 million hectares under restoration across 149 countries, but finance must more than quadruple to meet 2030 targets.
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Green JournalismToxic Ground, a cross-border investigation into hidden landfill sites across Europe, has been shortlisted in the Environment and Energy category of the British Journalism Awards 2026.
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Green JournalismTürkiye's communications chief Burhanettin Duran urges solutions-focused climate reporting ahead of COP31 in Antalya, warning against 'green fatigue', as 1,400 of about 3,000 press accreditations are completed.
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Green JournalismThe Society of Environmental Journalists has opened book entries for its 25th annual awards for reporting on the environment. Books published in 2025 or 2026 are eligible, with the standard deadline on 21 December 2026.
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Green JournalismThe United Nations has called for a broad, joint effort to protect climate information integrity, warning that disinformation, harassment of journalists and AI-driven manipulation now threaten climate action, weeks before COP31 in Antalya.
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