UK ad watchdog to crack down on ‘biodegradable’ and ‘recyclable’ claims
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Read the full story from The Guardian.
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Compostable product labeling guidelines released
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Read the full story at Recycling Today. The US Composting Council (USCC), Raleigh, North Carolina, and New York City-based Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) have released a set of guiding principles to inform model legislation for labeling compostable products.
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60% of home ‘compostable’ plastic doesn’t fully break down, ending up in our soil
Frontiers
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
The study also found that citizens are confused about the labels of compostable and biodegradable plastics, leading to incorrect plastic waste disposal. Globally, only 9% of plastic waste is recycled, while 50% ends up in landfills, 22% evades waste management systems, and 19% is incinerated.
H&M Wins Dismissal of Greenwashing Lawsuit
Greenbuilding Law
MAY 28, 2023
In addition to quoting the Swedish fashion retailer H&M’s website, the Complaint also includes an image of a green Conscious Choice clothing hangtag that states “59% Recycled Polyester” as part of H&M’s alleged misrepresentations. But what appears to really be complained about in the pleadings amounts to ‘recycling’ itself.
Sustainable Pittsburgh, Plastics Collaborative Release Whitepaper On Reducing Single-Use Plastics
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 2, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency, nearly 36 million tons of plastic was generated in 2018 and less than 9 percent was recycled. While something like a banana peel will biodegrade and return to the earth, plastic waste merely breaks into smaller and smaller pieces known as microplastics. According to the U.S.
Environmental Perspectives
Environmental Science
JULY 30, 2018
Environmental regulation. EPA and agencies have dozens of guidance documents and regulations about analytical methods to be used for environmental samples. Based on regulations and scientific knowledge, commercial laboratories have an established suite of chemicals they typically look for in environmental samples. Limitations.
Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment
Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).
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