Our roundup of the month’s most important stories
Thailand to ban plastic scrap imports
New laws will stop the country being an international “dump site for plastic waste” by 2025. Read the full story here
Most smokers are unaware of the devastating impacts of cigarette butts
This article shows that less than a quarter of smokers realise filters are made from plastic, 1 in 3 believe they are cotton wool
Less than 5% of plastics was recycled in the US in 2021
A new report from Greenpeace reveals that recycling levels are dropping each year. You can also read the article about it here
Nestle’s CEO claims plastic waste is not their responsibility
Better waste management could drastically reduce climate change
Zero waste strategies are the easiest way to rapidly and cheaply bring down emissions, finds new report from GAIA. The report is explored here.
5 billion phones to be thrown away in 2022.
Valuable resources in e-waste could be reused in new electronics, to help the move to low-carbon societies, read the full story here.
What happens at a Trash Hero cleanup?
Our Basel chapter shares their experience on a Swiss sustainability blog
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