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How establishing the Shanghai model of waste disposal can be revolutionary

Regulations on the Administration of Domestic Waste in Shanghai came into effect on July 1, 2019. This shows that Shanghai is carrying out the most ambitious garbage revolution in history, with the topic "Garbage Classification Revolution" in Shanghai becoming a major point of public discussion, attracting media attention at home …

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Why Nairobi River cleanup has stalled

Dead foetuses, used syringes, raw human waste and hazardous industrial waste have clogged the river Link: https://www.the-star.co.ke/counties/nairobi/2019-07-22-why-nairobi-river-cleanup-has-stalled/

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Green expo begins

Madurai Corporation organised ‘man manakkum thuimai Madurai,’ a three-day green exhibition, along with Madurai chapter of Soroptimist International and Mahatma Group of Schools, at Tamukkam grounds here on Friday. Link: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/green-expo-begins/article28615090.ece

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Share Waste offers solutions for cities without composting programs

KAMLOOPS – The backers of a new app are hoping it will change the way we deal with kitchen scraps. Share Waste is a program that has residents in B.C. and all over the world connecting over compost. Link: https://infotel.ca/newsitem/share-waste-offers-solutions-for-cities-without-composting-programs/it64139

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The world‘s first zero-waste flight

This spring, passengers on a Wednesday morning flight from Sydney to Adelaide, Australia, were greeted in the usual way — the flight attendant telling them to place larger bags in overhead compartments, smaller ones under their seats. Link: https://theweek.com/articles/849735/worlds-first-zerowaste-flight

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Waste plastics poison the food chain and contribute to global warming

A growing body of research shows that waste plastic is becoming a major source of environmental pollution, including as a potentially significant contributor of greenhouse gases, a principal cause of global warming. As has long been the case with fossil fuels, the plastics industry is attempting to suppress knowledge of …

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Five things we can do to take care of our planet

In order to make the world a better place to live in, we should good environment. Changing the world is not one person’s task – it involves every one of us. Link: https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/magazine/soundliving/1843780-5204424-1083vm6/index.html

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Plastic waste from foreign nations dumped in East Java village

Since last year a small rice farming village in East Java called Bangun has become a dumping ground for global waste. Piles of recyclable waste cover the streets and hide houses from view. Whole paddy fields are blanketed in huge heaps of rubbish which grow higher and wider each day …

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FANTASTIC, LESS PLASTIC Six brilliant hacks to cut down on your beauty packaging

While almost 90 per cent of Sun readers worry about pollution, more than a fifth say they do not know enough about how to be more green with their beauty products and kit. Link: https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/9538575/six-brilliant-hacks-to-cut-down-on-your-beauty-packaging/

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