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Controversy mars India‘s ambitious target of generating 800 MW of energy by burning waste. Ironically, the country does not even generate appropriate waste to sustain these waste-to-energy plants Link: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/waste/trash-fired-power-plants-wasted-in-india-63984

To encourage recycling in Malaysian households, a waste separation at source programme was implemented that made it mandatory for households to sort their waste into different categories before leaving it out for collection. Penalties designed to act as a deterrent are imposed on households that fail to sort their waste …

TOMRA Sorting Recycling has published an e-book which it said shows that it is technically possible and economically worthwhile to produce goods from 100 recycled plastic. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/tomra-e-book-technically-possible-to-produce-goods-from-100-recycled-plastics

Marine waste management is crucial for Istanbul because of the significant location for intercontinental transition, international trade, tourism, industry and shipping. This study is the first one realised in Turkey for the detailed characterisation of marine waste. Link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0734242X19838619

Plastic waste and toxic chemicals found in remote parts of the Antarctic this year add to evidence that pollution is spreading to the ends of the Earth, according to environmental group Greenpeace. Link: https://www.rte.ie/news/enviroment/2018/0607/968757-plastic-antarctic-greenpeace/

The top 10 types of consumer plastics polluting European freshwater lakes and rivers have been identified in a new report from Earthwatch Europe and Plastic Oceans UK. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/report-identifies-top-10-plastic-pollutants-in-europes-rivers-lakes

Every few months, the manufacturing facility might end up with 30,000-plus pounds of extra toothpaste. Now it has a good solution for it. Link: https://www.fastcompany.com/90322411/before-toms-of-maine-could-go-zero-waste-it-had-to-figure-out-how-to-compost-toothpaste?partner=rss&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss&utm_source=%40BioCycle&utm_campa

As one of the recycling world‘s oldest publications celebrates its 60th year, Editor Nora Goldstein spoke about the evolution of organics recycling and its role in the climate crisis. Link: https://www.wastedive.com/news/biocycle-food-waste-recycling-no-regrets-climate-solution/551273/

Polluting energy from waste (EfW) incinerators have been consigned to the past, a report published by the waste industry has suggested this week. Link: https://www.airqualitynews.com/2018/06/07/waste-industry-report-defends-clean-and-green-incinerators/

It’s that time of year again when the grass gets greener, the trees spring back to life and University of Massachusetts students make their way out of their dorms for the first time since fall. The grass starts to get greener through help from UMass’ Grounds department, its Landscapes Services …