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The Nation (Nairobi) reports that all local authorities have been instructed to carry out awareness campaigns before banning plastic bags. In the meantime, the Nairobi City Council has been directed to go slow on the ban as residents get more information on how to comply. Local Government minister Musikari Kombo …

A businessman from Toronto and a lawyer from Ottawa hope their new workplace composting system will be an environmentally friendly — even productivity-enhancing — solution to office-generated organic wastes. "Almost no offices, even the most progressive ones, have picked up on office composting," said Rodney Wilts, founding director of Ottawa-based …

Washington Post reports that during a public hearing this week, environmentalists, grocery store representatives and others debated a proposed ordinance banning the use of plastic bags by Annapolis retailers. Supporters of the legislation, introduced by Alderman Sam Shropshire (D-Ward 7), said it would help reduce the environmental impact of discarded …

More than 50 million of primary types of batteries were produced in Indonesia annually. Primary types of batteries are commonly used for many appliances and are still increasing in Indonesia. Secondary batteries are also rising due to the increase usage of cell phone, laptop, and other portable devices. With the …

Over 180 local authorities have now changed their collection systems so that the collection of material for recycling and/or composting alternates on a weekly basis with residual waste for landfill or incineration. These systems, which are diverse in their detailed design, have become known collectively as Alternate Weekly Collections (AWC). …