This Week in Waste: Top Stories January 13 – January 16, 2025This Week in Waste: Top Stories January 13 – January 16, 2025
For this week, the most popular stories on Waste360.com include a waste management service under heavy criticism, the impact of textile waste, a joint statement from the NWRA and Swana, and more.

#5 - NWRA, SWANA's Joint Statement on Lithium-Ion Battery Disposal and Recycling Challenges
Batteries, particularly lithium-ion batteries, present unique challenges for recycling and disposal. Improper disposal can result in fires, posing serious risks to consumers, waste and recycling workers, and critical infrastructure. To mitigate these risks, NWRA and SWANA support effective take-back programs with clear end-of-life certainty and public awareness campaigns to educate consumers on safe disposal methods.
#4 - Textile Waste Hits Feds’ Radar and a Snapshot of a GAO Report on Textiles Recycling
A new GAO report delves into what’s driving the spike in textile discards—one of the fastest growing streams for two decades now. The report describes the trend’s environmental impact. Its authors explore federal government action to reduce textile waste and advance textile recycling; and they suggest ways agencies can take their work further.
#3 - Carbon Limit Rolls Out Lines to Slash Cement’s Carbon Emissions
Cement’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions could spike to well over 3 billion tons a year by midcentury (about double the current rate) if concrete production’s current trajectory continues, reports the World Economic Forum. In the face of this construction boom, the built community is pressured to drastically slash its emissions, while at the same time cranking out essential products. Novel technologies are rolling out to help achieve both goals.
#2 - Waste World - Episode 13: Waste Management & the Circular Economy Future: EPR, Bottle Bills, Packaging and Beyond
This week's episode of the Waste World Podcast features a discussion from WasteExpo 2024 titled, "Waste Management & the Circular Economy Future: EPR, Bottle Bill, Packaging and Beyond."
#1 - New Waste Management Service in Buncombe County, NC Receives Nearly 400 Complaints in First Week
A new waste management company has taken over services in Buncombe County, N.C., and has been hit with hundreds of complaints in its first week.
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