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A new project that collects plastic bottles collected from farms for recycling has begun in Yorkshire. Letsrecycle.com reports that the Recovered Agricultural Plastics Scheme (RAPS) has been developed by Wrexham-based plastics reprocessor Recovered Plastic, working with East Yorkshire group JSR Farms and agricultural chemicals supplier Agrovista. Under the scheme, which …

The Draft Dublin Waste Management Plan 2005-2010 will double the recycling infrastructure in the region. It continues the policy of achieving 59% recycling, with landfill reducing to 16% and the remaining 25% of waste being incinerated, generating energy for electricity and potentially district heating. Already, 26% recycling for household and …

Given the potential strategic implications on compost markets and related possibilities to propose similar provisions in other Member States, you may be interested to know, that after a technical inquiry Italy has finally listed – by means of a specific Decree – compost from separate collection among materials able to …

Sydney Morning Herald reports that rubbish from Europe‘‘s recycling bins is being transported halfway across the world to blight China‘‘s booming coastal cities, usually in plumes of acrid black smoke. Its fate is said to be very different from that imagined by conscientious householders when they sift through the detritus …

Desde julho de 1997, já está em funcionamento, na Alemanha, uma usina que processa 140.000 toneladas de lixo por ano e produz, concomitantemente, combustível, a partir da biomassa. Trata-se da Tecnologia de Reprocessamento de Combustível que, além da Alemanha e Itália (Veneza), já em pleno funcionamento, tem outras usinas sendo …

The Yomiuri Shimbun reports that the Japanese government plans to launch projects to support island nations in the South Pacific in their efforts to reduce waste and increase recycling, sources said. The government is considering launching such projects in 16 countries and territories belonging to the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) …

The Environment Agency for England & Wales has published guidance for Environment Agency officers, waste producers and the waste management industry. It will assist in the development of sampling plans, in undertaking testing programmes for waste characterisation and in compliance testing and the use of the data to determine acceptance …

The Gretaer London Authority (GLA) has published a guide – written by consultants Enviros – which aims to develop the opportunity that trade waste recycling presents through establishing best practice guidance, which is based on researched case studies and builds on the lessons learnt by authorities who are operating successful …

An organics model contract for the production of compost from segregated biodegradable wastes has been published by WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) with the aim of encouraging fair contractual arrangements based on clear specifications. The organics model contract covers the requirements of the composting process but excludes feedstock …

Every year 3.3 million tonnes of waste is incinerated in Denmark. The number is expected to increase to over 4 million tonnes by 2020. So far, the answer to the increasing amount of waste has been to enlarge the municipal incineration capacity. EAIs report shows that it would be better …