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KHS expects to see increased uptake of its FreshSafePET technology as German and European packaging and recycling laws evolve. The PET bottle is lined with glass: and is easier to recycle compared to commonly used composite materials. Link: https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article/2018/11/23/KHS-launches-recyclable-glass-coated-PET-bottles

Make Hongkongers more proactive in reducing waste – a composting scheme in British Columbia may be a model Link: https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/2173966/when-will-hongkongers-stop-treating-recycling-its-someone-elses

FullCycle, an investment firm dedicated to reversing climate change profitably, has published a video explaining how it hopes to recover energy from wastes destined for landfillthe oceans using gasification technology. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/video-clean-investment-firm-fullcycle-backs-waste-gasification-technology

Garbage is a widely discussed issue in the city.No part of the city is free from its grip may it be the slums, chawlsposh areas like Malabar HillCuffe Parade. Link: https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-mumbai-not-wasting-its-breath-2688710

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/

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: …

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

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

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

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