EPA has scheduled a webinar for February 20, 2020 https://www.epa.gov/smm/sustainable-materials-management-smm-web-academy-webinar-facts-and-figures-2017-assessing-trends to present the latest information about trends in U.S. materials generation, recycling, composting, combustion with energy recovery and landfilling as described in EPA’s recently released ....
According to a January 22, 2020 Food Industry Executive summary https://foodindustryexecutive.com/2020/01/health-dominates-consumer-motivations-for-sustainability-new-report-shows/ of the Tastewise "Food and Beverages Sustainability Trends 2020 Report" https://lp.tastewise.io/sustainability-report-2020 "... 23% more consumers prioritize sustainability in their food choices now compared to ....
On January 23, 2020, the Denmark Ministry of Environment and Food announced that “… shops will be required to request payment for shopping bags and thin plastic bags will be prohibited … unless used for ....
On January 13, 2020, the National Restaurant Association released its annual “What’s Hot Culinary Forecast” https://restaurant.org/whats-hot-2020-release which reports that “… Plant-Based, Sustainable, and Healthy are What’s Hot on Restaurant Menus in 2020 …” – The ....
On January 22, 2020, EPA announced that Browns Superstores, Compass Group, Giant Eagle, Hello Fresh, Las Vegas Sands, and Wendy’s have agreed to participate in the joint EPA/USDA U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions initiative ....
According to a January 21, 2020 Plastics in Packaging story https://plasticsinpackaging.com/online/consumers-want-plastics-bottles-says-coca-cola/, “… The head of sustainability at Coca-Cola, Bea Perez, has told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that her company will not stop ....
On January 21, 2020, Starbucks announced “… 2030 science-based targets for carbon, water and waste … a multi-decade commitment to be a resource-positive company …” https://stories.starbucks.com/press/2020/starbucks-commits-to-a-resource-positive-future/ – The company intends to expand “… plant-based [food] ....
According to a January 19, 2020 Reuters story, by the end of 2020, China will ban the use of plastic bags in all major cities and the restaurant industry will be banned from using single-use ....
The proceedings of a National Academy of Sciences workshop, held May 9 and 10, 2019 in Washington, DC, titled "Closing the Loop on the Plastics Dilemma" have been published - The Initiative presented the following poster, ....
Above is the title of a January 19, 2020 Scientific American article which provides the following answer to the question "Are Microplastics Harmful to Human Health?": "... The jury is still out on this, but ....