“Lo que se necesitan son más botellas”, dicen desde la Ong “Por el Silencio”, ese grupo de jóvenes de entre 20 y 25 años que tiene como premisa generar un cambio en un barrio de Concordia en el cual el abandono y la marginación social se encuentran naturalizados. Link: https://www.elentrerios.com/actualidad/la-botella-plstica-que-descarts-puede-convertirse-en-un-termotanque-solar.htm

Desde la ciudad de Tandil, provincia de Buenos Aires, la Cooperativa de Recicladores Urbanos realizó el primer envío de materiales reciclables hacia la Capital Federal tras un acuerdo con la empresa Ferrosur. Link: https://notasperiodismopopular.com.ar/2019/08/16/reciclado-en-manos-cartoneras-un-trabajo-que-viaja-en-tren-a-carga/

El Gobierno de la Ciudad está atento a la evolución de las nuevas tecnologías de valorización de basura doméstica como solución a los problemas de Ceuta, obligada, por la Unión Europea como todos los municipios españoles a reducir la generación de residuos y aumentar el porcentaje que se recicla. Link: …

Entre la ignorancia de cómo separar los residuos, una generación excesiva de basura y la quema de ésta Link: https://www.elsudcaliforniano.com.mx/local/basura-monstruo-de-mil-cabezas-4055110.html

In Part 1 of this series, I wrote about how we, at Sobha Quartz apartment in Bellandur, have been composting garden waste. Our compost pits are not just an ideal way to dispose of garden waste, they also yield high-quality manure for the entire garden. Link: http://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/all-about-pit-composting-garden-waste-steps-bengaluru-36516

Did you know that crisp packets are made partially of plastic and yet putting them into your recycling bin is futile because they can’t be recycled? Were you aware that film lids from items like yoghurt pots can’t be recycled either, and neither can salad bags? Link: https://www.standard.co.uk/futurelondon/theplasticfreeproject/household-recycling-bins-how-to-get-rid-of-plastic-waste-in-your-home-in-london-a4215261.html

BANGUN, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesia’s crackdown on imported foreign waste has upset the village of Bangun, where residents say they earn more money sorting through piles of garbage than growing rice in once-lush paddy fields. Link: https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-asia-waste-indonesia-farmers/cash-for-trash-indonesia-village-banks-on-waste-recycling-idUKKCN1V52KM

Just 35 of respondents believe materials actually get recycled, yet report high participation, especially among younger generations Link: https://www.recyclingproductnews.com/article/31636/new-poll-despite-uncertainty-over-recycling-consumers-arent-backing-down

One of the world’s most ambitious recycling programs is getting underway in Australia. A new government policy aims to cut the export of plastic waste and at the same time boost local business. Link: https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/post/asia-minute-australia-s-recycling-shift#stream/0

It‘s going to be four times larger than the older site Link: https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-news/supersite-recycling-tip-youll-able-3210151