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Japan – fee-based collection cuts combustible waste by 5,760 tons

Chofu City, a part of the Tokyo metropolis, has been charging citizens for waste disposal services since fiscal 2004. Earlier this year report Japan for Sustainability, it announced that the amount of household combustible waste collected in the first year decreased by about 5,760 tons (13 per cent) over the …

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UK – largest ever construction waste measurement project

Construction contractors and clients, waste management companies, planners and other interested parties are being invited to take part in the UK‘‘s largest ever construction waste measurement project. This Defra-funded project – being carried out by BRE – will measure waste in a consistent and systematic way, from a range of …

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