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Nearly every country in the world has agreed to legally binding terms aimed to reduce pollution from plastic waste except the United States, which outsources much of its plastic waste to other countries for disposal. Link: https://www.ajc.com/news/national/plastic-waste-pact-approved-all-countries-but/I68ukwt1tVIshRqEUThMzM/

In an eye-catching campaign, the US Composting Council and Composting Council Research and Education Foundation are working together to build awareness of the importance of keeping organics out of landfills to build healthier soils. Link: https://www.compostingcouncil.org/page/GiveOrganicsSecondLife

EREMA’s Klaus Feichtinger & Manfred Hackl‘s ‘Higher-performance plastic recycling’ is among 15 finalists for the European Patent Office European Inventor Award 2019. Link: EREMA’s Klaus Feichtinger & Manfred Hackl’s ‘Higher-performance plastic recycling’ is among 15 finalists for the European Patent Office European Inventor Award 2019.

Solid waste management situation in Pakistan is a matter of grave concern as more than 5 million people die each year due to waste-related diseases. In Pakistan roughly 20 million tons of solid waste is generated annually, with an annual growth rate of about 2.4 percent. Karachi, the largest city …

Controversy mars India‘s ambitious target of generating 800 MW of energy by burning waste. Ironically, the country does not even generate appropriate waste to sustain these waste-to-energy plants Link: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/waste/trash-fired-power-plants-wasted-in-india-63984

To encourage recycling in Malaysian households, a waste separation at source programme was implemented that made it mandatory for households to sort their waste into different categories before leaving it out for collection. Penalties designed to act as a deterrent are imposed on households that fail to sort their waste …

TOMRA Sorting Recycling has published an e-book which it said shows that it is technically possible and economically worthwhile to produce goods from 100 recycled plastic. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/tomra-e-book-technically-possible-to-produce-goods-from-100-recycled-plastics

Plastic waste and toxic chemicals found in remote parts of the Antarctic this year add to evidence that pollution is spreading to the ends of the Earth, according to environmental group Greenpeace. Link: https://www.rte.ie/news/enviroment/2018/0607/968757-plastic-antarctic-greenpeace/

Marine waste management is crucial for Istanbul because of the significant location for intercontinental transition, international trade, tourism, industry and shipping. This study is the first one realised in Turkey for the detailed characterisation of marine waste. Link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0734242X19838619

The top 10 types of consumer plastics polluting European freshwater lakes and rivers have been identified in a new report from Earthwatch Europe and Plastic Oceans UK. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/report-identifies-top-10-plastic-pollutants-in-europes-rivers-lakes