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At a recent event run by French Government agency Ademe which reviewed the national waste prevention plan (launched in 2004), it was reported that at the current pace of progress France will fail to meet a 2010 target by 15 per cent. Journal de l‘‘environnement reports that the Government hopes …

Supermarkets have detected considerable annoyance among their customers about excessive packaging, as The Independent‘‘s campaign against waste gathers support from politicians and stores. The Independent Online reports that research by three of the country‘‘s biggest chains, Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury‘‘s, has found people are irritated at having to …

An army of ‘‘solar powered trash mashers‘‘ – dustbins that compress rubbish – have been installed all over Torbay in Devon. The ‘‘Big belly bins‘‘ use solar energy to activate a crusher that can reduce the volume of rubbish deposited inside it by up to five times. This cuts down …

Plastics New Zealand encourages consumers to "Make a Difference" by thinking before they take a single trip checkout bag. The joint Foodstuffs and Progressive Enterprises campaign launched today, 26 June 2007, asks consumers to reduce, reuse and recycle. As signatories to the 2004 Packaging Accord, Plastics New Zealand supports the …

Toronto city council has approved a new pay-as-you-throw garbage collection system that will charge Torontonians based on the amount of trash they produce. Residents will be required to purchase one of four bins ranging in cost from C$209 to C$360 annually once the system takes effect in the late summer …

According to Republic of Armenia‘‘s Ministry of Urban Construction, every year over 700,000 tons of waste are generated in the country. Every day 450-470 ton of municipal waste are transported to the Nubarashen landfill. Association of Investigative Journalists (AIJ) in Armenia reports that no waste sorting or recycling occurs in …

San Francisco Mayor Newsom issues executive directive to permanently phase-out the purchase of bottled water by the city and county of San Francisco. Over the last decade, San Franciscans have responded to marketing campaigns to purchase bottled water and record amounts of bottled water have been purchased by San Francisco …

In terms of litter on the city‘‘s streets, chewing gum is public enemy number one. It accounts for an astonishing 39 percent of all small litter citywide. Of litter emblazoned with a brand name, the top repeat offender is packaging from McDonalds. These are just two of the findings in …

Yorwaste and Waddington Recycling Ltd have been named as preferred bidder to process Bradford‘‘s household waste. The news will result in a £20m investment in a state of the art recycling facility in the city. The Yorwaste and Waddington Recycling bid is based on the development of a revolutionary new …

Fujifilm, maker of everything from medical imaging devices to snap-shot cameras, will begin using methane gas from a South Carolina landfill to power its nearby manufacturing centre. Zdnet the Tokyo-based company said Wednesday that by 2008 it plans to power between 32-44 per cent of its Greenwood, S.C., facility with …