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Waste management companies have embraced new fleet technologies to transform their operations, improve safety and boost revenues. Link to full article

Breathe with caution: Passersby cover their noses as they walk past mountains of garbage at an intermediary dumpsite on Jl. Puter in Bandung, West Java, on Nov. 9, 2005. The garbage had not been collected for months following the collapse of a landfill facility at the Leuwigajah dumpsite in February …

The way cloth is made, and what it is made of, is changing. Link: https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/clothing-makers-push-for-zero-waste-/5036352.html

Every morning since February 1980, Udin Samsudin, 62, has been collecting garbage dumped by residents of community unit (RW) 09 in Sukaluyu subdistrict, Cibeunying Kaler district, Bandung. He starts at 6 a.m. with his handcart, going from door to door to gather household waste. Link: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/08/19/sorting-trash-collection-improve-waste-management.html

From Ethique to Lush, these are the brands fighting back against plastic pollution and huge carbon footprints one product at a time Link: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/style/3am-fashion-celebrity-beauty/best-make-up-brand-options-18920147

It‘s going to be four times larger than the older site Link: https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-news/supersite-recycling-tip-youll-able-3210151

BANGUN, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesia’s crackdown on imported foreign waste has upset the village of Bangun, where residents say they earn more money sorting through piles of garbage than growing rice in once-lush paddy fields. Link: https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-asia-waste-indonesia-farmers/cash-for-trash-indonesia-village-banks-on-waste-recycling-idUKKCN1V52KM

The special report ‘Global Warming of 1.5°C‘ says emissions of methane and black carbon need to be reduced by 35more by 2050 Link: http://ccacoalition.org/en/news/ipcc-15%C2%B0c-report-reducing-short-lived-climate-pollutants-necessary-achieve-15%C2%B0c-climate-goal

Did you know that crisp packets are made partially of plastic and yet putting them into your recycling bin is futile because they can’t be recycled? Were you aware that film lids from items like yoghurt pots can’t be recycled either, and neither can salad bags? Link: https://www.standard.co.uk/futurelondon/theplasticfreeproject/household-recycling-bins-how-to-get-rid-of-plastic-waste-in-your-home-in-london-a4215261.html

In Part 1 of this series, I wrote about how we, at Sobha Quartz apartment in Bellandur, have been composting garden waste. Our compost pits are not just an ideal way to dispose of garden waste, they also yield high-quality manure for the entire garden. Link: http://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/all-about-pit-composting-garden-waste-steps-bengaluru-36516