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Europe – such a waste, but more of it will be recycled by 2012

The European Parliament‘s Environment Committee has recommended a report that the European Union should cut waste and Members States and have mandatory recycling, although those who can‘t comply with current targets will be given five more years to do so. New Europe reports that the committee voted to reinstate most …

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USA – new study advances method to make energy from farm waste

Washington University engineers using imaging technology have found that vigorous mixing helps microorganisms turn farm waste into alternative energy. AP reports that hog and cow manure is a persistent pollutant from industrial-sized barns and feed lots, but can become a useful source of fuels like methane when broken down by …

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Latvia – in with recycled plastic bricks, out with cement

Recycling has been around for ages, but it wasn‘t until the 1970s that drop-off recycling centres emerged, and the late 1980s that doorstep collection began. Enviromental Expert reports that while the existing recycling process is crucial to dealing with the growing amount of waste we produce, researchers are looking for …

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