# Real Zero Waste > Recycling, waste and circular economy news ## Posts - [What 90 Percent Diversion Really Means: TRUE Zero Waste Certification Explained](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/true-zero-waste-certification-90-percent-diversion/): 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. - [The Zero Waste Business Checklist: 12 Steps From First Audit to Certification](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/zero-waste-business-checklist/): 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. - [E-Waste by the Numbers: 62 Million Tonnes and Counting](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/e-waste-statistics-2026/): 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. - [Why Only About 9 Percent of Plastic Gets Recycled, and What Actually Changes It](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/why-only-9-percent-of-plastic-is-recycled/): 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. - [October 2026 in Review: Deals, Closures and Capacity Moves Across Recycling](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/recycling-industry-roundup-october-2026/): 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. - [Packaging EPR in 2026: Where Every State Program Stands](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/epr-packaging-laws-2026-state-by-state/): 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. - [US Loses a Football Field of Forest Every 2 Minutes](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/us-loses-a-football-field-of-forest-every-2-minutes/): A new satellite tracking system finds that the United States has lost 350,000 acres of forest land per year—a rate of approximately one football field every two minutes—which is the... - [Niagara Bottling Cuts 85 Jobs in Ocala](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/niagara-bottling-cuts-85-jobs-in-ocala/): Niagara Bottling will lay off 85 employees tied to its Ocala, FL, facility as the company scales back production and volume. - [ACS Group, Pagani Debut Joint Presence at Plastimagen](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/acs-group-pagani-debut-joint-presence-at-plastimagen/): ACS Group and Pagani will jointly debut at Plastimagen in Mexico City, celebrating their 2025 merger with a reception and expanded plastics recycling solutions. - [S3 Recycling Solutions CEO Rod McDaniel on ITAD growth, healthcare and AI](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/s3-recycling-solutions-ceo-rod-mcdaniel-on-itad-growth-healthcare-and-ai/): Live from the floor at E-Scrap: The Longevity Conference in New Orleans, Uriah Kiser talks with Rod McDaniel, CEO of S3 Recycling Solutions, a Nashville-area ITAD company with facilities in... - [Few Repercussions for Oil Firm’s Continued Leaks After Couple’s Death From Toxic Gas](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/few-repercussions-for-oil-firms-continued-leaks-after-couples-death-from-toxic-gas/): This article was first reported by The Examination, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates global health threats. When Rachel Curtis visited her 86-year-old grandmother in Odessa, Texas, last summer, the putrid... - [Graphic Packaging reworks customer contracts to recover inflation costs](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/graphic-packaging-reworks-customer-contracts-to-recover-inflation-costs/): Executives expect “an inflection in financial results in 2027,” they said during Tuesday’s third-quarter earnings call. - [RecyClass’ demonstrates recyclability of PP compounds in automotive bumpers](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/recyclass-demonstrates-recyclability-of-pp-compounds-in-automotive-bumpers/): The testing found that impact-modified polypropylene compounds used in automotive bumpers are compatible with mechanical recycling streams in Europe. - [UK climate minister Katie White: COP31 must respond to ‘really scary’ science](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/uk-climate-minister-katie-white-cop31-must-respond-to-really-scary-science/): The upcoming COP31 climate talks in Antalya, Turkey need to respond to the latest science on global warming, which is… - [Commentary | Recycling starts at the design stage](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/commentary-recycling-starts-at-the-design-stage/): The real challenge is integrating recyclability alongside performance, compliance and life cycle metrics while packaging design is still fluid. - [Lawmakers ask EPA for maritime fuel credits; RNG news from Aemetis, Waga](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/lawmakers-ask-epa-for-maritime-fuel-credits-rng-news-from-aemetis-waga/): A group of seven representatives sent a letter urging the U.S. EPA to allow renewable fuels used in domestic maritime transportation to be eligible for federal credits. Purpose Energy and... - [Apple: iPhone upgrades soar amid rising memory costs](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/apple-iphone-upgrades-soar-amid-rising-memory-costs/): Record iPhone upgrades could increase trade-in volumes, while higher memory and replacement costs support demand for refurbished devices. - [Ball growing globally to meet energy drinks, non-alcoholic beverage demand](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/ball-growing-globally-to-meet-energy-drinks-non-alcoholic-beverage-demand/): The canmaker is optimistic about its 2027 contracts and is actively growing capacity in the U.S., Germany and India. - [Nopetro Energy expands leadership team with six hires](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/nopetro-energy-expands-leadership-team-with-six-hires/): The company says the new executives and professionals strengthen finance, operations, business development, public affairs, accounting and corporate functions. - [Updated: Sustainability leadership moves](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/updated-sustainability-leadership-moves/): Senior PepsiCo execs exit, Samsung sustainability lead steps down, B Lab creates new global CEO position. - [PPRC 2026: Corrugated boxes, containerboard and OCC](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/pprc-2026-corrugated-boxes-containerboard-and-occ/): A 2026 Paper & Plastics Recycling Conference session discussed a recent shift in capacity, lightweighting and OCC supply for containerboard and recovered fiber markets. - [Former Kansas landfill to receive improved gas collection system](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/former-kansas-landfill-to-receive-improved-gas-collection-system/): The site, now home to John Garland Park, continues to produce landfill gas as buried waste slowly decomposes. - [AI alters ITAD economics](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/ai-alters-itad-economics/): Companies are using the technology for sorting, logistics and other functions to enhance their operations. - [Biffa to acquire Enva’s general recycling businesses](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/biffa-to-acquire-envas-general-recycling-businesses/): Waste management company Biffa has agreed a deal to acquire Enva’s general recycling businesses in Scotland and England. Enva’s general recycling businesses in Scotland and England provide commercial, industrial,... - [State of the climate: 2026 likely to tie with 2024 as the warmest year on record](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/state-of-the-climate-2026-likely-to-tie-with-2024-as-the-warmest-year-on-record/): With three-quarters of the year now past, it is virtually certain that 2026 will be the warmest or second-warmest year… - [Texas Disposal Systems Loses Appeal Over Round Rock's Commercial Waste Contract](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/texas-disposal-systems-loses-appeal-over-round-rocks-commercial-waste-contract/): A Texas appeals court has upheld Round Rock's commercial waste collection contract with Central Texas Refuse, rejecting Texas Disposal Systems' claims that the agreement violated the city charter, state open... - [Waste World - Episode 81: Inside Operation Clean Sweep & Building Better Resin Management Practices](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/waste-world-episode-81-inside-operation-clean-sweep-building-better-resin-management-practices/): In this episode of Waste World, Charlotte Dreizen, Senior Director of Sustainability & Environment at the Plastics Industry Association, joins the podcast to discuss Operation Clean Sweep and the industry's... - [Ontario floats sweeping changes to landfill approvals, recycling regs](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/ontario-floats-sweeping-changes-to-landfill-approvals-recycling-regs/): The Ontario government is proposing a series of legislative and regulatory changes aimed at addressing landfill capacity shortages, strengthening recycling requirements for businesses and improving waste diversion across the province. - [Stoa hopes to establish AI hardware marketplace](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/stoa-hopes-to-establish-ai-hardware-marketplace/): Startup looks to give buyers, sellers and lenders a central place to compare prices and complete deals. - [One Truck, Too Many Data Plans? Rethinking Fleet Connectivity](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/one-truck-too-many-data-plans-rethinking-fleet-connectivity/): Many refuse trucks now carry several modems, SIMs, and data plans, one for each onboard system. A simple connectivity audit can show which connections need to stay independent and which... - [Waste Crime Minister to speak at ISWA World Congress 2026](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/waste-crime-minister-to-speak-at-iswa-world-congress-2026/): The Waste Crime and Circular Economy Minister Emma Hardy MP will deliver a keynote address at the ISWA World Congress 2026 in London next week. - [Community Repair & Swap Day Coming to New Bedford, MA](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/community-repair-swap-day-coming-to-new-bedford-ma/): Residents are invited to learn practical repair skills and give everyday items a second life at Community Repair & Swap Day, a free event on Saturday, November 7. The event... - [Oregon’s Baker Sanitary Service Reports 54% Rise in Recycling Since Curbside Collection Started in April](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/oregons-baker-sanitary-service-reports-54-rise-in-recycling-since-curbside-collection-started-in-april/): Baker Sanitary Service president Stephen Henry expected Baker City’s recycling rate would rise when the company started curbside collection in April, but he didn’t anticipate quite such a large increase.... - [Industry announcements for November 2026](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/industry-announcements-for-november-2026/): Check out the latest industry news along with grant announcements and RFPs for October 2026. - [O-I Glass served with class action lawsuit alleging securities fraud](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/o-i-glass-served-with-class-action-lawsuit-alleging-securities-fraud/): CEO Gordon Hardie and CFO John Haudrich are also named in the lawsuit. Among the allegations, a shareholder said defendants concealed “material adverse facts concerning the true state of O-I... - [EPA to launch searchable PFAS ‘navigator’ for rolling research updates](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/epa-to-launch-searchable-pfas-navigator-for-rolling-research-updates/): EPA says more timely destruction and disposal guidance will help decision-makers keep pace with rapidly changing technology options. The tool builds on EPA's annual destruction and disposal guidance document. - [How Fresh Kills Landfill came to define post-closure care](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/how-fresh-kills-landfill-came-to-define-post-closure-care/): The facility in Staten Island, New York, was once considered the largest active landfill in the world. In its afterlife, it has helped regulators understand how best to care for... - [Designing repairability empowers device users](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/designing-repairability-empowers-device-users/): E-Scrap Conference presenters tout the advantages of building fixability into electronics. - [Van Dyk to build 50-tph MRF for JLT Recycling in D.C.](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/van-dyk-to-build-50-tph-mrf-for-jlt-recycling-in-d-c/): Jerome L. Taylor Trucking, Inc. successfully closed on a $75 million syndicated financing agreement, allowing the company to expand recycling infrastructure in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. - [‘They assume the man next to me is the owner’: four women doing business in Africa in their own way](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/they-assume-the-man-next-to-me-is-the-owner-four-women-doing-business-in-africa-in-their-own-way/): From feeding schoolchildren to recycling tyres, these entrepreneurs are challenging stereotypes while solving social and environmental problemsAfrica is thought to have a higher proportion of female entrepreneurs than any other... - [Terex acquires Keestrack](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/terex-acquires-keestrack/): Terex Corporation will acquire Keestrack in a definitive agreement. Financial terms are not disclosed. - [GAIA at COP31: Zero Waste for Climate](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/gaia-at-cop31-zero-waste-for-climate/): ZERO WASTE FOR CLIMATE: MOVE UPSTREAM, CUT EMISSIONS, DELIVER JUSTICE Zero waste is on the climate agenda. Now we need to get it right. At COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, GAIA... - [Taxing virgin plastic: Member States shouldn’t wait for Brussels](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/taxing-virgin-plastic-member-states-shouldnt-wait-for-brussels/): The EU uses around 55 million tonnes of plastic a year, or 105 kg per person. Limiting global warming will require significant reduction in plastic consumption. On a business-as-usual path,... - [Africa Zero Waste Academy 2026: Rethinking Waste, People and Possibility ](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/africa-zero-waste-academy-2026-rethinking-waste-people-and-possibility/): By Menna Zayed, 2026 Africa Zero Waste Academy Participant What if solving the waste crisis means changing the system, not simply managing the waste? Coming from Egypt, I have seen... - [Britain’s fridge disposal crisis and what to do about it | Letters](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/britains-fridge-disposal-crisis-and-what-to-do-about-it-letters/): Readers respond to an article by Sam Wollaston about Norfolk’s fridge mountainSam Wollaston (What an eyesore! My day at Norfolk’s frightful fridge mountain, 21 October) highlights an urgent issue, but... ## Pages - [Privacy Policy](https://floralwhite-caterpillar-702894.hostingersite.com/privacy-policy/): realzerowaste.com is operated by Wasteless Group LLC ("we", "us"). 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