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Island ferries could face a “real problem” as a result of sending rubbish to England to meet a Scottish ban on landfill. Link: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/islands/1799406/exporting-waste-to-england-could-affect-island-ferries-tories-warn/

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With an organic garden on the terrace floor of his house that meets 50 of his vegetable requirements in the kitchen, a garden that led him to reduce household waste by creating compost and utilising it as organic manure for his plants and a garden that let him save water, …

Subhash B. Adi, who heads the State chapter of the National Green Tribunal, inspected the solid waste management (SWM) plant at Chikkanagamangala, on Sunday. Residents living around the plant have for long been complaining about foul odour and alleged improper management of the plat as the reason for it. Link: …

This is one of the buckets used in the curbside compost pilot program. It holds 5 gallons and has a list of acceptable and unacceptable materials on the side, and is also marked with the house number. Link: https://www.athensmessenger.com/news/composting-program-to-continue-in-athens/article_b8acacf1-f640-5b11-bd73-35d792aab4f3.html

BOSTON – This week, the Mayor‘s office announced Boston‘s first-ever zero waste plan, which is exactly what it sounds like. This comes after an in-depth report from WBUR earlier this week where MA trash processors said they were close to facing a trash overflow crisis. Link: https://www.uptoboston.com/boston-announces-zero-waste-plan/

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18)– This week, the University of Kentucky took another step in their goal towards reducing their waste in landfills. Link: https://lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/2019/06/28/uk-composting-from-table-to-farm/

PETRONAS Chemicals Group has signed a MoU with PLASTIC ENERGY, a UK based chemical recycling company, to collaborate in addressing plastic waste that cannot be recycled by conventional means in Malaysia. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/petronas-deal-for-plastic-energy-s-chemical-recycling-tech-in-malaysia

The potential for biogas and biomethane from Anaerobic Digestion to further cut carbon emissions from the transport network has been highlighted on Clean Air Day by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/benefits-of-biomethane-biogas-for-decarbonising-transport-highlighted-by-adba

The University of Kentucky took another important step toward its sustainability goals with the launch of a food waste composting program earlier this week. The effort will reduce the amount of material going into the landfill and produce an organic, nutrient-rich soil amendment for use on campus farms and landscaping. …