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Faced with images of turtles smothered by plastic bags, beaches carpeted with garbage and islands of trash floating in the oceans, environmentalists say the world is waking up to the need to tackle plastic pollution at the source. Link: https://m.news24.com/Green/News/oceans-of-garbage-prompt-war-on-plastics-20181215

Wind sifter technology is the answer for composters required to meet new regulations for purity Link: https://www.recyclingproductnews.com/article/29701/doppstadts-airflex-1500-wind-sifter-allows-for-plastic-free-composting-cuts-volume-losses

Pay-as-you-throw, city-wide composting could be coming to Saskatoon in 2020 Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatoon-composting-pay-as-you-throw-1.4941064

Globally, WEEE is a rapidly growing problem. The adage that there is ‘more gold in a tonne of e-waste than a tonne of ore’ is an old one, but holds true. However, a host of other rare, valuable and/or toxic materials are also contained. Safely recovering them is not cheap. …

COULD a Haverfordwest artist who recycles rubbish from beaches for his work be Wales’ only pop artist? Link: https://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/17290057.wales-only-pop-artist-meet-the-artist-using-plastic-waste-from-beaches-for-his-collages/

A lack of infrastructure, mixed with consumer confusion, means a lot of packaging isn’t recycled in practice. But just where do the issues lie, and how can brands make smarter material choices to ensure their packaging is recycled? Link: https://packagingeurope.com/recyclable-doesnt-always-mean-recycled-why-material-choice-is-key/

WMW’s Malcolm Bates meets the team at Berlin’s waste collection outfit, BSR, to explore the challenges and benefits of taking refuse collection electric… Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/in-depth-electrifying-waste-collection-in-berlin

Dutch biogas upgrading specialist, Bright Biomethane, completed the installation of the first biomethane facility in Belgium to inject renewable gas into the grid. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/belgiums-first-biogas-from-waste-upgrading-plant-begins-grid-injection-of-biomethane

French landfill gas-to-energy technology firm, Waga Energy, has teamed up with environmental services giant, Veolia, to produce biomethane from Saint-Palais landfill. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/waga-energy-veolia-injecting-biomethane-from-landfill-into-french-grid

Studies with waste pickers have identified several issues that affect the health and well-being of workers in waste picking warehouses and sorting processes. This results from exposure to dangerous materials, insalubrious workplace conditions, propensity for accidents, muscular pain caused by repetitive movements and even problems related to interpersonal relations and …