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These days, home kitchens are getting a workout, with quarantine cooks cranking out meals (and, admit it, lots and lots of snacks) from daybreak to dusk. The result is a sink filled with carrot peels—not to mention those eggshells from the latest banana-bread experiment. Link to full article

I would like to make a comment about the scrapping of garden waste collections while the country deals with the devastation of coronavirus. Link:

A local NGO is taking care of medical waste produced by health institutions amid the coronavirus crisis in Lebanon, which is already grappling with an acute trash crisis. Link:

With large scale disruption to recycling collections and markets across the world, TOMRA Sorting Recycling has published an article looking at how Plant design automation and technology advancements lead to increased purity rates, while requiring fewer manual sorters… Link:

The results portray an industry that has seen significant changes in personnel, operations and incoming volumes. Link:

The Waste Today Virtual Trade Show to bring the industry’s latest technology and innovations to attendees remotely. Link:

Treating ammonia in landfill leachate requires consideration of several factors to assess which method might be most effective. Link:

Chuck Geer, head of Clean Harbor’s COVID-19 decontamination efforts, provides the best practices on vehicle sanitation. Link:

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) The New York City Department of Sanitation announced Monday that it is suspending its curbside composting pickup until June of 2021 due to budget cuts related to the coronavirus pandemic. Link:

That’s according to Horsham District Council which says that residents achieved ‘much improved’ recycling rates for the first quarter of this year, and particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic started. Link: