USAID Administrator Samantha Power said that food shortages caused by Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine could lead farmers to fertilizer in favor of more environmentally friendly options such as manure and compost, a development she said would be a silver lining of the dire situation. Link to full article
Mais »Minneapolis shares compost program tips as NYC, DC, Chicago ponder new services
The Minnesota city has over 50 program participation after going citywide around 2015. Boston and Denver are also among the cities with potential expansions on the horizon. Link to full article
Mais »Harvest Waste to develop waste-to-energy project in Karachi
Through its joint local venture with Khan Renewable Energy Limited (KREL), Harvest Waste B.V. has received a signed letter of intent to develop a Waste-to-Energy project in Karachi, Pakistan. Link to full article
Mais »Veolia and Waga Energy plan one of the largest biomethane production units in Europe
This project contributes to French and European energy security, by developing local, sustainable, low-carbon energy sources. Link to full article
Mais »2022 ICAW Poster – "Recipe for Regeneration: Compost"
This year’s winner of the ICAW 2022 Poster Contest is Angelo Esquivel. Out of hundreds and hundreds of entries from around the world, his entry was chosen. Angelo is an artist and graphic designer from Sacramento, CA. Link to full article
Mais »Construction completed on UAE’s first waste-to-energy plant
With construction 100 complete, the 30-megawatt low-carbon power plant in Sharjah is now entering the testing and commissioning phase, growing closer to shaping a zero-waste, clean-energy future in the UAE Link to full article
Mais »How Norfolk Island is solving its waste dilemma
Being located on a tiny parcel of land some 1,600 km from the Australian mainland doesn’t make life easy for a council trying to deal with waste management. Link to full article
Mais »Europe needs to dramatically increase recycling of raw METALS used in electric cars and renewable energy sources if it wants to become ‘carbon neutral‘ by 2050, study claims
The study by Belgian university KU Leuven found that meeting the EU‘s ‘Green Deal‘ goal will require 35 times more lithium and up to 26 times the amount of increasingly scarce rare earth metals compared with what Europe uses today. Link to full article
Mais »Recycling needed to meet Europe‘s green metals needs-study
The European Union is likely to suffer severe shortfalls in lithium, rare earths and other metals needed to cut carbon emissions, but recycling could help plug the gap from 2040, according to a study released on Monday. Link to full article
Mais »You Should Have Your Body Composted When You Die
If you talk the talk about sustainability, green burial practices can help you walk the walk—even when you‘re dead. Link to full article
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