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Over the last 10-20 years the waste industry has changed radically. In Western world we’ve generally attempted to stop throwing everything into landfill and tried to take responsibility for collecting recyclable materials. Yet, despite our best intentions, the true value of recyclable materials is not being realised. Cross-contamination of plastics …

India’s most sacred river is also its most polluted, with plastic a major culprit. Now moves are afoot to monitor the flow of rubbish and assess its link to poverty Link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/05/plastic-poverty-and-paradox-experts-head-to-the-ganges-to-track-waste

Phoenix Environmental Group banned by EPA from accepting rubbish at its Coolaroo facility Link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/05/recycling-crisis-escalates-as-another-victorian-recycling-firm-gets-waste-ban

Sea of trash: A scavenger collects trash at a dumpsite in Burangkeng village in Bekasi regency, West Java, on Thursday. Some 500 meters from the dumpsite locals have discovered a pile of what they suspect is imported waste.(JP/Budi Sutrisno)Dadang, 35, a scavenger living in Burangkeng village in Setu distict, Bekasi …

The state’s largest operator of recycling redemption centers has closed all 284 of its centers, leaving 750 employees without jobs and many who rely on income from redeeming bottles and cans without options. Link: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/08/05/californias-largest-recycling-center-business-closes-shuttering-300-redemption-centers/

Rabat – As the world’s population increases, countries are facing growing environmental challenges. A big issue is “waste,” and what to do with all of the unwanted products that are being generated by human consumption. Link: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2019/08/279647/morocco-waste-management-solution/

With India about to close loopholes to its ban on importing trash following the implementation of China’s National Sword policy ban on trash imports, parts of the global recycling industry are in flux. (I have previously written about the impact – real and perceived of China’s ban on trash imports …

New research by MarketResearch.Biz on Mining Waste Management gives complete guidance which provides the most recent Mining Waste Management market patterns like market development openings, size, share, and drivers. This market report offers a realistic view based on key vendors, region-wise market and sales revenue. Mining Waste Management is predicted …

Figures published by Zero Waste Scotland show the dramatic scale of litter reduction of nearly 31,000 plastic bottles from Scotland’s streets, beaches and green spaces every single day, thanks to the forthcoming Deposit Return Scheme. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/drs-could-keep-31-000-waste-bottles-from-scottish-beaches-streets

Plastic Waste Management is a collective term for various approaches and strategies used to recycle plastic materials that would otherwise be dumped into landfills,bodies of water,otherwise contaminate the environment. The idea behind this type of waste management is to utilize those discarded materials to manufacture new plastic products without the …