Coastal Resilience & EPR: The Philippines’ DENR is pushing longer-term fixes for recurring plastic pollution in waterways, highlighting Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and PENCAS as key tools after cleanup efforts tied to monsoon flooding. Waste-to-Wealth in Lagos: Lagos State launched a program to convert abattoir waste into biogas and organic fertiliser, aiming to cut pollution, odors, and blocked drainages while shifting from disposal to resource recovery. Recycling Tech Funding: Greyparrot raised $27M to scale AI cameras that detect waste objects on sorting lines, targeting better recovery and compliance by tracking material flows in real time. EPR Legal Win (US): A federal judge upheld Oregon’s packaging EPR law as constitutional, reinforcing the push to shift end-of-life costs to producers. Fire at Recycling Facility (UK): A major blaze with thick black smoke broke out at a London energy-from-waste and recycling site near Wembley, suspending parts of the Underground and prompting stay-indoors warnings. Local Sanitation Costs (US): New Orleans proposed raising monthly trash and recycling fees by $8+ starting Oct. 1 to close long-running sanitation funding gaps. Organic Waste Odor Complaints (Belgium): Tielt residents report worsening smells, flies, and maggots from green organic bins, and the council is negotiating for a structural fix. Community Recycling Incentives (Malaysia): A “trash for food” program in Ipoh is rewarding residents with essentials for bringing recyclables, boosting participation in apartment complexes.