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Converting trash to energy could provide a solution to a problem that blights our oceans
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Beaches on Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean covered with litter
Environmental concerns lose out to industrial needs as economy’s appetite grows
Shares drop sharply as waste management group cuts earnings and dividend
Sweden is an unlikely net importer of combustible waste
The FT’s Leslie Hook on rethinking a $200bn industry
Vince Cable says sale of GIB was ‘totally unnecessary and damaging’
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China no longer processes the world's recycling
Policy shift means trash processed for recycling still ends up in landfill
Gove’s waste and recycling strategy seeks to raise up to £1bn a year to boost recycling
Tech start-ups are helping to change the throwaway culture
Shares in ASX-listed rare earths miner fall by a quarter
Companies analysis from our sister publication
Backlash in south-east Asia against imports of rubbish that used to be recycled in China
Manufacturers must develop and use more ecological packaging
A challenge for the chancellor: help address the ongoing recycling calamity
Cardboard packaging maker’s cautious approach to expansion in fragmented sector is commendable
Levy will apply to products not made of at least 30% recycled material
The new plastics tax will undergo a consultation period
China’s refusal to become the west’s dumping ground is forcing the world to face up to a waste crisis
Small changes in your everyday habits can make a difference
Move to turn back tide of scrap flowing into country since China halted imports
