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A decade-old community effort in Nagoya to recycle food waste from supermarkets and school lunches to make compost for vegetable farming has been awarded the Biodiversity Action Award by the Japan Committee for United Nations Decade on Biodiversity (UNDB). Link: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/12/24/national/nagoya-community-effort-recycle-food-waste-wins-u-n-related-award/#.XCKQFs3_oaE

Christine Loh says all Hongkongers must get behind the new waste charging bill and commit to reducing the amount of rubbish they produce if they want a cleaner future Link: https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/hong-kong/article/2179043/hong-kongs-cutting-edge-treatment-plants-arent

Changes in shopping habits and the markets for recyclables will test California’s well-established dedication to recycling this holiday season. Link: https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article223526475.html

YEREVAN, Armenia &8210 The Acopian Center for the Environment of the American University of Armenia (AUA) hosted a kick-off workshop on December 5-7 for the Swedish-Armenian SDG Expert Exchange Program on solid waste governance funded by the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Link: http://newsroom.aua.am/2018/12/24/swedish-armenian-cooperation-launches-waste-governance-policy-process-for-armenia/

With the slowdown in world economic growth, the Mining Waste Management Industry has also suffered a certain impact, but still maintained a relatively optimistic growth, the past four years, Mining Waste Management market size to maintain the average annual growth rate of 5.66 from 142600 million in 2014 to 168200 …

Recently Published market study “Waste Management Global Industry Guide 2013-2022” in-depth analysis of the market state and also the competitive landscape. Link: https://mvilletouchstone.com/waste-management-market-2018-analysis-and-precise-outlook-to-2022/

Stricter requirements on waste imports to the mainland mean rubbish sent from abroad has been stranded in Hong Kong Link: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2179247/industrial-waste-landfills-fifth-china-bound

The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has issued four guidelines for related agencies to achieve the country‘s goal of eliminating 7.7 million tonnes of garbage within next year. Link: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30360402

With a lot of enthusiasm, FINILOOP (Financial Inclusion and Improved Livelihoods Out Of Plastics) India programme has recently commenced in Udaipur, India on 16 November 2018! The programme aims to increase plastic recycling rates, achieve a clean environment and green jobs in the plastic waste sector. Link: http://www.waste.nl/en/news/announcing-our-new-exciting-programme-on-plastic-waste-finiloop-india

Recycling rules change frequently and differ from one community to the next, one hauler to the next and one country to the next. Link: https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/14411817-74/tough-year-for-recycling-industry-to-continue-as-china-holds-fast-on