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As Washington prepares to become the first state to legalize “human composting,” not everyone is dying to turn their loved ones’ bodies into garden-variety soil. Link: https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-human-composting-washington-green-burial-inslee-20190513-story.html

SUEZ has been selected to design, build and operate the City of Montréal’s first organic waste treatment center under 7-year contract, worth €117 million which come into effect from April 2019. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/suez-secures-117m-organic-waste-contract-in-montral

In a new More to the Story episode, WPBS-TV and Watertown Daily Times come together to take a look into the world of recycling, the difficulties facing the current market, and the future going forward. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/video-more-to-the-story-talks-recycling-in-watertown-new-york-state

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

Global Vermicompost Market insights relating to crucial aspects of the Vermicompost industry influencing its growth during the forecast period to 2024. It shows the sales of various Vermicompost forms of product increasingdeclining in various regions and countries. Link: https://marketbizgroup.com/2019/05/13/global-vermicompost-marketin-depth-analysis-2019/

The dire human consequences of food chain contamination from highly toxic plastics in waste in Ghana, which includes toxic e-waste shipped from Europe, have been exposed by new research from IPEN and Basel Action Network. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/european-e-waste-causing-catastrophic-levels-of-toxins-in-african-free-range-eggs

A short documentary feature from 60 Minutes Australia has highlighted the problems being caused by the country’s reliance on exporting materials from its ‘recycling’ collections. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/video-documentary-exposing-australias-recycling-lie

The UK currently wastes 10.2 million tonnes of food a year – it’s a shocking stat, and we’re all a little bit responsible. Link: https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/lifestyle/foodanddrink/as-major-supermarkets-and-brands-pledge-to-halve-food-waste-heres-how-to-do-your-bit-at-home-923856.html

Under the amended Basel Convention, which regulates the transboundary movements of hazardous wastes, dirty plastic deemed unsuitable for recycling will be added to the list of waste subject to controls, requiring consent by importing countries prior to export. Link: https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/05/f29164f1b687-countries-agree-on-treaty-to-regulate-trade-in-plastic-waste.html

More and more people are realizing the situation we’re all in when it comes to our environment. That’s why the eco-friendly movement is getting more powerful every day! But, being eco-friendly not only helps our planet recover—it can also increase the comfort of your home and the amount of money …