Few foresaw the waste crisis that plagued Massachusetts in the 2030s. By 2029, global recycling markets had collapsed, and every Massachusetts landfill was closed. All state waste was exported to distant places like Alabama and Mississippi, at exorbitant prices. For mainland municipalities, the cost of disposal doubled, and transportation costs …
Mais »Plans submitted to resurrect £70m energy from waste plant blueprint
Binn Group seeks approval for Perthshire facility it says would prevent landfill of non-recyclable rubbish Link:
Mais »Identifying the modern slavery risk in the waste industry
Its not happening in a land far away, its not condemned to the past slavery is here in the 21st century, happening in organisations around the country, and could be closer than you think. Link:
Mais »Your next pair of sneakers could be made from coffee
Coffee is a big deal. While just a handful of countries dominate production, its consumed in vast amounts almost everywhere on the planet: around 2 billion cups are drunk every day. Link:
Mais »This Finnish start-up is making shoes from waste coffee
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Mais »How student, 19, is empowering women and tackling Indias industrial waste crisis at the same time
A Loughborough student is balancing her university life with helping women cross cultural barriers and get jobs in her home city of Mumbai. Link:
Mais »Seattle will soon get world‘s first human composting site
Seattle, Washington, will soon become home to the world‘s first "human composting" site, a place where individuals can have their postmortem remains slowly decompose into soil. Link to full article
Mais »Less food waste in 2020
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), food waste refers to the decrease in the quantityquality of food resulting from decisions and actions by retailers, food service providers, and consumers (http://www.fao.org/food-loss-and-food-waste/en/). Link to full article
Mais »These two friends have produced 11 lakh tiles from 340 tonnes of plastic waste
Shayna EcoUnified founded by Paras Saluja and Sandeep Nagpal partners with scrap dealers and NGOs to procure plastic waste, which is then used to produce tiles. Link to full article
Mais »Chennai residents resist waste management facility in their areas
Elangovan E.V. filed a complaint with the Chennai Corporation about public health issues caused by a decentralised waste management facility in a residential area of Kilpauk on December 30, 2019. Link to full article
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