Original reporting, explainers and analysis from the Real Zero Waste team.
TRUE certification is the most widely recognized zero waste standard for facilities. Here is what the 90 percent threshold includes, what it excludes, and how the point system works.
A practical, no-nonsense checklist for operations and EHS teams: how to get a facility from a first waste audit to 90 percent diversion without a consultant.
The world produced 62 million tonnes of e-waste in 2022 and documented recycling of just 22.3 percent. The numbers behind the fastest-growing waste stream, and where the metal goes.
The global plastic recycling rate is about 9 percent, and the US figure is lower. The reasons are economic and structural, not technical. Here is what the number really says.
Clean Harbors buys EnviroServe, Caracal opens a Baltimore health care recycling hub, Loop Industries scales back India plans, and battery recycling keeps raising money. The month in brief.
Seven states have packaging EPR laws on the books. Oregon and Colorado are collecting fees, California is in court, and Minnesota is onboarding producers. Here is the 2026 map.