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The ghosts of the Ruaraka land saga have refused to disappear and have resurfaced to haunt top state officials in an audit that unmasks massive irregularities in the Sh3.3 billion land purchase. Link: https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2019-04-23-ruaraka-land-ghost-return-to-haunt-top-officials/
Mais »Green Sports Alliance Update 2018
Among the latest developments are formation of Green Sports Alliance Japan, and commercialization of a compostable peanut bag. Link: https://www.biocycle.net/2018/06/07/green-sports-alliance-update-2018/
Mais »Lease Agreement for Plastic Waste to Hydrogen Firm’s First Site in Cheshire
Waste2Tricity Limited, the development partner of PowerHouse Energy Group plc has concluded negotiations and signed a lease agreement for its first waste to hydrogen site with Peel Environmental. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/lease-agreement-for-plastic-waste-to-hydrogen-firms-first-site-in-cheshire
Mais »PLASTIC ENERGY to Develop Five Chemical Plastic Recycling Plants in Indonesia
London based PLASTIC ENERGY, which has developed a process to recycle difficult to recycle plastic waste on a commercial scale, has reached an agreement with the province of West Java, Indonesia, to build five chemical recycling plants. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/plastic-energy-to-develop-five-chemical-plastic-recycling-plants-in-indonesia
Mais »VIDEO: Cracking the Hydrogen Conundrum with Wastes
There’s little doubt that electric vehicles are the future and hydrogen fuel cells offer great advantages. Unfortunately, hydrogen is costly to produce and transport. PowerHouse Energy believes the answer is a distributed waste to hydrogen network. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/video-cracking-the-hydrogen-conundrum-with-wastes
Mais »Working with the Informal Service Chain as a Locally Appropriate Strategy for Sustainable Modernization of Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems in Lower-Middle Income Cities: Lessons from Accra, Ghana
Abstract: Twenty years of formal private sector participation in solid waste management in Ghana has failed to deliver an increase in collection coverage and recycling rates. This article shares lessons and experiences from Accra, Ghana, a middle-income city where researchers and municipal solid waste managers have collaborated to modernize the …
Mais »Bioplastics could be "just as bad if not worse" for the planet than fossil-fuel plastics
Switching to plastic made from plants instead of fossil fuels would require vast amounts of farmland, Huang said. This could could cause environmental problems and deprive humans of food. Link: https://www.dezeen.com/2019/04/15/bioplastics-bad-environment-damage-arthur-huang/
Mais »Higher Recycling Costs Have Left Many Cities And Towns Searching For Solutions
It‘s been more than a year since China banned the import of some recyclable materials like mixed paper and plastics. That‘s affected recycling all over the world, including the U.S. Lower demand has led to lower prices, while processing costs remain the same. Link: https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/04/15/high-recycling-costs-china-ban
Mais »Recycling – An essential measure for the circular economy
Plastic waste desecrating beaches and riversoozing out of the ruptured belly of a dead fish – these disturbing images seem to be ubiquitous. Consequently, the image of plastics has never been as negative as it is today, and discussions regarding the use of plastics have rarely been so emotionally charged. …
Mais »Guinness to swap plastic for cardboard in new recycling drive
Their multi-can packs will replace plastic with cardboard which the company says will be sustainably sourced, recyclable and fully biodegradable. Link: https://environmentjournal.online/articles/guinness-to-swap-plastic-for-cardboard-in-new-recycling-drive/
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