The future East Hawai&699i Organics Facility will be located somewhere in Kea&699au, officials say. A draft environmental assessment has been published. Link: http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2018/11/23/video-east-hawaii-organics-facility-update/
Mais »‘Tree leaf misery‘ to begin soon
There are several ways to deal with the leaf supply. Locally, the most labor-intensive method with the least return is to bag the leaves and set them on the curb. In many areas of the country, this is illegal. Tahlequah uses the leaves as part of its composting program. Link: …
Mais »MA 48: Waste Prevention and Reuse in Vienna
In Vienna, reuse and waste prevention has a high priority. DI Franziska Howorka and DI Paul Lichtberger explain how (MD 48 has been responsible for waste management since 1989, including the founding of city’s first reuse shop – the so called 48er-Basar. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/ma-48-waste-prevention-and-reuse-in-vienna
Mais »VIDEO: Recycling Pallets into Mobile Market Stalls in Ghana
SWITCH Africa Green, an initiative to support sustainable development in six countries in Africa, has published a video outlining a project to recycle wooden pallets into new products. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/video-recycling-pallets-into-mobile-market-stalls-in-ghana
Mais »Cities100: Stockholm – World’s First Urban Carbon Sink with Biochar
The Stockholm Biochar Project is turning the city’s park and garden waste into renewable energy for heating while sequestering carbon. Link: https://www.c40.org/case_studies/cities100-stockholm-world-s-first-urban-carbon-sink-with-biochar
Mais »EU Plastics Strategy – The Commission’s Legacy & What We Can Expect
VIDEO: Educational Animation on Plastic Bags and Recycling from VERDE Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/video-educational-animation-on-plastic-bags-and-recycling-from-verde
Mais »Tetra Pak & Veolia Team-Up to Recycle All Beverage Carton Components in EU
Tetra Pak has joined forces with waste and resource Veolia in a bid to recycle all of the components of used beverage cartons collected within the European Union by 2025. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/tetra-pak-veolia-team-up-to-recycle-all-beverage-carton-components-in-eu
Mais »PET Recycling Rate Returns to Growth in US & Canada in 2017
In the US and Canada, the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) announced today the release of the Report on Postconsumer PET Container Recycling Activity in 2017. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/pet-recycling-rate-returns-to-growth-in-us-canada-in
Mais »New Conveyor Feed Boosts Yield from Eddy Current Separators at Waste & Recycling Plants
A conveyor feed recently developed by Goudsmit Magnetics is able to increase the productivity of eddy current separators processing incinerator bottom ashRDF. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/new-conveyor-feed-boosts-yield-from-eddy-current-separators-at-waste-recycling-plants
Mais »CarbonLITE to Recycle 2bn PET Bottles in New Facility Following Nestlé Waters Deal
Nestlé Waters North America has signed a significant agreement with recycled PET plastic (rPET) supplier CarbonLITE, which will expand its US operations by building a third facility in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/carbonlite-to-recycle-2bn-pet-bottles-in-new-facility-following-nestl-waters-deal
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