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Prior to the opening of an artificial ski slope on the Amager Bakke waste to energy facility in Copenhagen this summer, Swedish freestyle skier, Jesper Tjäder, was allowed to test the new “mountain” at The Audi Nines event. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/video-freestyle-skier-takes-on-copenhill-waste-to-energy-plant

The Japanese Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI) has formally endorsed UK technology firm, Powerhouse Energy’s, DMG plastic waste to hydrogen and electricity process. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/japanese-ministry-of-economy-trade-backs-plastic-waste-to-hydrogen-tech

Island ferries could face a “real problem” as a result of sending rubbish to England to meet a Scottish ban on landfill. Link: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/islands/1799406/exporting-waste-to-england-could-affect-island-ferries-tories-warn/

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With an organic garden on the terrace floor of his house that meets 50 of his vegetable requirements in the kitchen, a garden that led him to reduce household waste by creating compost and utilising it as organic manure for his plants and a garden that let him save water, …

Subhash B. Adi, who heads the State chapter of the National Green Tribunal, inspected the solid waste management (SWM) plant at Chikkanagamangala, on Sunday. Residents living around the plant have for long been complaining about foul odour and alleged improper management of the plat as the reason for it. Link: …

This is one of the buckets used in the curbside compost pilot program. It holds 5 gallons and has a list of acceptable and unacceptable materials on the side, and is also marked with the house number. Link: https://www.athensmessenger.com/news/composting-program-to-continue-in-athens/article_b8acacf1-f640-5b11-bd73-35d792aab4f3.html

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18)– This week, the University of Kentucky took another step in their goal towards reducing their waste in landfills. Link: https://lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/2019/06/28/uk-composting-from-table-to-farm/

BOSTON – This week, the Mayor‘s office announced Boston‘s first-ever zero waste plan, which is exactly what it sounds like. This comes after an in-depth report from WBUR earlier this week where MA trash processors said they were close to facing a trash overflow crisis. Link: https://www.uptoboston.com/boston-announces-zero-waste-plan/

PETRONAS Chemicals Group has signed a MoU with PLASTIC ENERGY, a UK based chemical recycling company, to collaborate in addressing plastic waste that cannot be recycled by conventional means in Malaysia. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/petronas-deal-for-plastic-energy-s-chemical-recycling-tech-in-malaysia