by Bob Hollis | Apr 16, 2021 | News Feeds, RMDZ, RMDZ News, Waste360
Analysis provides a benchmark to inform state-by-state policy and investment decisions. Read...
by Bob Hollis | Apr 11, 2021 | RMDZ, Waste360
Nine states and Congress are considering legislation to make packaging and paper companies pay for residential recycling. Known as “extended producer responsibility”, this is not a new approach to recycling. Thirty-three states have EPR laws for prod Read...
by Bob Hollis | Apr 10, 2021 | RMDZ, Waste360
A new study in Nature Sustainability explains how wood powder can be transformed into a biodegradable solvent. The resulting bioplastic can be used for bags and packaging. Researchers behind the project say the material has “high mechanical str Read...
by Bob Hollis | Mar 29, 2021 | RMDZ, Waste360
I was grabbing coffee at an international zero waste conference a few years ago when three guys from Italy cornered me, eager to talk with an American about our recycling system. They had one big unanswered question: “What is going on with single-str Read...
by Bob Hollis | Mar 28, 2021 | RMDZ, Waste360
ACE, The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment, and its members SIG Combibloc, , Stora Enso and Tetra Pak, have set the industry’s vision for the future: we will deliver the most sustainable packaging for resilient food supply system Read...
by Bob Hollis | Mar 27, 2021 | RMDZ, Waste360
The commercial aviation industry is looking to reduce its emissions and become more sustainable. One way the industry plans to do so is to look at options for sustainable jet fuel. A new study recently published in the Proceedings of the Read...
