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Reuse the News: Community Programs Sparking Paper Recycling Movements
2026-02-11 19:00:00| Waste Age
In the late 1970s, recycling in America was still a patchwork of municipal experiments and EarthDayera enthusiasm. Yet in Montgomery County, Maryland, a quiet breakthrough was taking shape. Reuse the Newsa simple, communitydriven newspaper recovery programhelped accelerate paper recycling across the Washington, D.C. region.
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U.S. Plastics Pact Releases New Framework Outlining Practical Levers to Advance Film and Flexible Packaging Circularity
2026-02-11 17:17:25| Waste Age
The U.S. Plastics Pact (USPP) today released Journey to Film & Flex Circularity: A Framework of Necessary Design, Collection, and End Market Levers, a new resource outlining the practical, system-level actions needed to advance the circularity of film and flexible plastic packaging in the United States.
Category: Energy and Environment
Sustainable Wastewater Treatment: Scaling Decentralized Systems for Dense Urban Areas
2026-02-11 15:04:48| Waste Age
The global search for sustainable urban wastewater management solutions has led to the exploration of scaled decentralized systems (SDSs) that reduce environmental impacts and operational costs.
Category: Energy and Environment