In this case #greenwashing #plastics through the concept of #recycling to keep the profits for the #top1pct is one
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Only a meager 16% of recycled plastic is actually reused. Only 1.4% of used once plastic is reused

Of course I will keep recycling plastic and we all should but the difference can only be made by reducing / eliminating the use of plastic, especially single use plastics. (Hard to do but trying)

Negotiators will take another stab at reaching a global pact on plastic pollution at talks opening Tuesday in Geneva but they face deep divisions over how to tackle the health and ecological hazard. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/02/sustainability/plastic-waste-treaty-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #plastic #waste #recycling #pfas

Zhejiang's innovative recycling model.

https://peertube.mesnumeriques.fr/w/k6FsVM1fBq1C7jSHbiN5Dk

#recycling #environment

Japanese secondhand goods retailer Bookoff, which disposes of 1,700 tons of unsold CDs, DVDs and their cases from some 800 outlets across the country each year, plans to step up its recycling of such discs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/08/companies/japan-bookoff-secondhand-store-plastic-recycling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #bookoff #recycling #plastic

"WeeeCharity ... recycling of computers and electrical equipment to businesses, residential and education facilities."
https://www.weeecharity.com/index.php/what-we-take

#Recycling#eWaste#UK#Waste#SolarPunkSunday

'They demonstrated that old smartphones can be successfully repurposed into tiny data centers capable of efficiently processing and storing data. ...

These tiny data centers have a wide range of applications. For example, they could be used in urban environments like bus stops to collect real-time data on the number of passengers, which could then be used to optimize public transportation networks.'

https://techxplore.com/news/2025-06-smartphones-life-tiny-centers.html

'They demonstrated that old smartphones can be successfully repurposed into tiny data centers capable of efficiently processing and storing data. ...

These tiny data centers have a wide range of applications. For example, they could be used in urban environments like bus stops to collect real-time data on the number of passengers, which could then be used to optimize public transportation networks.'

https://techxplore.com/news/2025-06-smartphones-life-tiny-centers.html

People doing resource recovery, whether as public services or businesses, are doing such an important job. We need to support them in every way we can, so they can get more unwanted stuff to people who can make use of it.

#recycling#ResourceRecovery

I am dreaming of a time when tailored bacteria can be used to process and separate previous waste into useable compounds for re-manufacturing.

I’m all for #recycling, #reusing, and #reducing waste.