If you have gardens around your house, it’s time to become aware of free resources you have been throwing away and opt to start composting as a way to increase your sustainability—and the health of your plants. Link: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/how-and-why-to-start-a-compost-pile-at-home-the-benefits-of-black-gold/
Mais »Children are shaming parents for bad recycling habits, survey claims
A poll of 2,000 parents of children aged five to 18 found one in six believed their kids knew more about what can be recycled than they do. Link: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/recycling-children-parents-shame-single-use-plastic-a8824606.html
Mais »King‘s Cross Station unveils recycling scheme from LEON and Veolia in ‘reverse vending machine‘ for plastic bottles
A ‘reverse vending machine’ that accepts plastic bottles and aluminium cans has been unveiled at King’s Cross. Link: https://www.standard.co.uk/futurelondon/theplasticfreeproject/single-use-plastic-veolia-leon-recycling-plastic-bottles-a4093156.html
Mais »Columbus Recycling Companies Hit By China‘s Ban On Plastic Waste
Some Central Ohio recycling companies blame China’s ban on imported plastic waste for rising costs and lower revenues. Link: Some Central Ohio recycling companies blame China’s ban on imported plastic waste for rising costs and lower revenues.
Mais »EU and Government launch pilot green waste separation, collection and recycling project in Marneuli
Pilot will demonstrate how to utilise the green waste that fills 50 of regional landfills and help diminish production of Green House Gases. Link: Pilot will demonstrate how to utilise the green waste that fills 50% of regional landfills and help diminish production of Green House Gases.
Mais »Trash Tutorial: Composting can be done indoors in three ways
The method I&8217m most familiar with is vermicomposting (from the Latin vermis, meaning worm). Link: https://www.providencejournal.com/entertainmentlife/20190315/trash-tutorial-composting-can-be-done-indoors-in-three-ways
Mais »As Costs Skyrocket, More U.S. Cities Stop Recycling
With China no longer accepting used plastic and paper, communities are facing steep collection bills, forcing them to end their programsburnbury more waste. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/16/business/local-recycling-costs.html
Mais »Is This the End of Recycling?
Americans are consuming more and more stuff. Now that other countries won’t take our papers and plastics, they’re ending up in the trash. Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/03/china-has-stopped-accepting-our-trash/584131/
Mais »US firm develops ‘chemical recycling process’ for plastic
US chemical firm Eastman is developing a process to recycle polyester plastic waste, breaking down the material through a chemical process so that it can then be used in the production of new polymers. Link: https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/us-firm-develops-chemical-recycling-process-for-plastic/
Mais »‘Nothing should be classified as waste‘: crisis is opportunity for Veena Sahajwalla
Products may be superficially olddamaged but their basic elements can always be reused, the materials engineer says Link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/06/nothing-should-be-classified-waste-veena-sahajwalla-sees-crisis-as-opportunity
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