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Global Vermicompost Market insights relating to crucial aspects of the Vermicompost industry influencing its growth during the forecast period to 2024. It shows the sales of various Vermicompost forms of product increasingdeclining in various regions and countries. Link: https://marketbizgroup.com/2019/05/13/global-vermicompost-marketin-depth-analysis-2019/

The dire human consequences of food chain contamination from highly toxic plastics in waste in Ghana, which includes toxic e-waste shipped from Europe, have been exposed by new research from IPEN and Basel Action Network. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/european-e-waste-causing-catastrophic-levels-of-toxins-in-african-free-range-eggs

A short documentary feature from 60 Minutes Australia has highlighted the problems being caused by the country’s reliance on exporting materials from its ‘recycling’ collections. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/video-documentary-exposing-australias-recycling-lie

The UK currently wastes 10.2 million tonnes of food a year – it’s a shocking stat, and we’re all a little bit responsible. Link: https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/lifestyle/foodanddrink/as-major-supermarkets-and-brands-pledge-to-halve-food-waste-heres-how-to-do-your-bit-at-home-923856.html

Under the amended Basel Convention, which regulates the transboundary movements of hazardous wastes, dirty plastic deemed unsuitable for recycling will be added to the list of waste subject to controls, requiring consent by importing countries prior to export. Link: https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/05/f29164f1b687-countries-agree-on-treaty-to-regulate-trade-in-plastic-waste.html

More and more people are realizing the situation we’re all in when it comes to our environment. That’s why the eco-friendly movement is getting more powerful every day! But, being eco-friendly not only helps our planet recover—it can also increase the comfort of your home and the amount of money …

Compost turning machines are widely employed in construction, agriculture, and manufacturing industries. The global compost turning machine market is projected to reach around US 150 million towards the end of the forecast period, at an estimated CAGR of 3.6 during 2018-2028. Link: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/4300399

VIDEO: BHS Launches Collaborative Robotic Sorter for Recycling Facilities Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/video-bhs-launches-collaborative-robotic-sorter-for-recycling-facilities

Worm composting is when you use worms to recycle food scraps and other organic material into a soil amendment called vermicompost that can then be used to grow plants. Link: https://fox13now.com/2019/05/14/dont-try-to-worm-your-way-out-of-this-anyone-can-make-a-worm-composter/

In the garden, you expect to be surrounded by a clean, natural environment: in reality, plastic is often an unexpected guest in the ground these days. In many local authorities, it’s been the practice for many years to offer the residents free compost in the spring Link: https://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org/en/2019/05/plastic-in-compost-responsible-for-extra-local-pollution/