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'waste colonialism’ report blamed Asian countries for plastic pollution
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NGO retracts ‘waste colonialism’ report blaming Asian countries for plastic pollution

Ocean Conservancy apologises for ‘false narrative’ of 2015 study that put blame for bulk of world’s plastic waste on five Asian states.

Solutions
This new recycling plant uses steam to recycle "unrecyclable" plastic
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This new recycling plant uses steam to recycle "unrecyclable" plastic

The new British plant will break down the chemical bonds in plastic so they can be reconstituted, processing 80,000 pounds of plastic waste a year.
Impacts
Why municipal waste-to-energy incineration is not the answer to NZ's plastic waste crisis
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Why municipal waste-to-energy incineration is not the answer to NZ's plastic waste crisis

Waste-to-energy incineration has been raised as a solution to the global plastic waste problem, but the technology adds pollution and greenhouse gas emissions and encourages more waste production.
Causes
Companies’ solutions to global plastic crisis miss the mark: Report
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Companies’ solutions to global plastic crisis miss the mark: Report

A new report from Greenpeace contends that multinational consumer goods companies are addressing the global plastics crisis with "false solutions."

Causes
We asked 3 companies to recycle Canadian plastic and secretly tracked it. Only 1 company recycled the material
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We asked 3 companies to recycle Canadian plastic and secretly tracked it. Only 1 company recycled the material

After several instances of Canadian plastic waste turning up overseas in places like the Philippines and Malaysia, CBC's Marketplace wanted to track the lifecycle of Canadian plastic.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
Airplane dropping fire retardant on a wildfire with homes on a hillside in the background.

Firefighting chemical raises concerns about environmental toxicity

3D image of a solar powered battery pack.

Massive battery project rises on former coal mine in Scotland

Industrial robot producing solar panels.

U.S. ramps up solar and battery manufacturing but lags in key components

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Trump's advisers push to reshape U.S. climate report

wind turbines lined up in a green field

Op-ed: The real scam — rail against renewables, run away with factories

People advocating against the US hydrogen hub build out

Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

CLIMATE
Protest poster with the words 'you'll die of old age we'll die of climate change.'

Climate shifts in 2025 could reshape global action