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Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) MD, had warned the hoteliers by setting a deadline of August 15, which was later extended to November 15. He had also warned that water connection will be disconnected of hotels (Bulk Garbage Generators category) who don’t set up composting machines by …

MRA Consulting’s Esther Hughes and Mike Ritchie explore the options for increasing the recycling rate for C&I waste in Australia… Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/blog-the-status-of-commercial-industrial-waste-sorting-and-recycling-in-australia

TOMRA Sorting Recycling has introduced a new technology which said to recover more glass for recycling, achieving purity rates greater than 95, the AUTOSORT COLOR. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/tomras-latest-tech-achieves-95-purity-for-glass-recycling-from-msw

Duncan Geddes argues that the lack of clarity and direction is beginning to become a very real concern for British industry as the prospect of a no-deal Brexit looks increasingly likely… Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/blog-the-impact-of-brexit-on-the-uk-plastic-manufacturing-and-recycling-industry

One of Australia‘s top placed Indonesian diplomats, Dicky Soerjanatamihardja, has made a landmark trip to East Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, to look at ways to improve the long-standing relationship between the two neighbours. Link: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-15/indonesian-diplomat-raises-rubbish-issue-on-landmark-visit/10617238

A completely redesigned modular mattress enables every component to be separated easily recycled for reuse in a new mattress has been developed in the Netherlands by Royal Auping and DSM-Niaga. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/video-dutch-firms-develop-fully-recyclable-modular-mattress

The European Commission has launched an alliance of industry stakeholder as to reduce plastics littering, increase the share of recycled plastics and stimulate market innovation. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/eu-commision-circular-plastics-alliance-to-create-market-for-recycled-materials

Marquette County Solid Waste Management Authority, a landfill and recycling center that serves residents in rural Michigan, is looking to change the county’s dual-stream recycling program to a single-stream system. Link: https://www.recyclingtoday.com/article/marquette-landfill-explores-single-stream-recycling/

As the UK’s troubled exit from the European Union looms ever closer on the horizon, the RDF Industry Group has called on both the UK Government and the EU to take action to enable RDF exports to Europe to ‘continue unhindered. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/epaper/36?format=pdf

NLWA will continue working with LondonEnergy Ltd towards a contract to manage the waste collected by the seven north London Boroughs and to operate the replacement Energy Recovery Facility at Edmonton EcoPark. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/londonenergy-ltd-to-operate-nlwas-new-700-000-tpa-waste-to-energy-plant