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Plastic Recycling Amsterdam, a collaboration between Umincorp and Milieu Service Nederland, is constructing a new plastics recycling plant is to be built at the Port of Amsterdam. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/ikea-investment-in-new-plastic-recycling-technology-at-port-of-amsterdam

BTA International GmbH, a specialist for the wet-mechanical pre-treatment and subsequent digestion of organic waste containing impurities, have completed a major waste to gas facility in Varennes, Quebec. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/bta-international-completes-organic-waste-to-biogas-plant-in-quebec

Swedish truck manufacturer Scania is developing a fuel cell refuse collection truck together with Renova, a waste handling company in western Sweden. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/scania-delivers-fuel-cell-powered-electric-refuse-collection-vehicle-to-renova-in-sweden

A new £6 million (€6.69 million) programme has been announced which will provide funding to UK businesses working towards reducing plastic waste. Link: https://www.governmenteuropa.eu/reducing-plastic-waste/91851/

As pressure mounts to find ways to eliminate single-use plastic, two innovative students may have found one answer after developing a way of turning food waste into cutlery for everyday use. Link: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/education/young-science-stars-turn-food-waste-into-cutlery-grow-plants-on-moon-and-help-improve-memory-37701270.html

The report, named “Global Waste Management & Remediation Services Market 2019”, provides a Detailed overview of the Waste Management & Remediation Services Market related to overall world. Link: https://journalbitcoin.com/global-waste-management-and-remediation-services-market-2019-2026-stericycleclean-harbors-waste-management/

NEW DELHI: As industries all over the country are taking initiatives to curb electronic waste (e-Waste), reports suggest that e-Waste management has become a major environmental and public health hazard. Link: https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/e-waste-management-major-health-hazard

CRUISES see thousands of passengers and crew take to enormous cruise ships for weeks at a time. A huge amount of waste is produced during this time – but where does it all go? Is it simply dumped into the sea? Link: https://www.express.co.uk/travel/cruise/1069810/cruises-cruise-ship-waste-disposal-rubbish-management

Landfills receive 3,000 tonnes of food a day – 36 per cent of all solid waste. For HK110 a month, families will be allocated a bin for their table scraps Link: https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/2179257/hong-kong-community-composting-helps-cut-down

According to the FAO, every year, roughly one-third of all the food produced for human consumption gets lostwasted. That’s about 1.3 billion tonnes. Unsurprisingly, fruits and vegetables have the highest wastage rates of any food. Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidebanis/2018/12/24/these-two-dutch-students-create-3d-printed-snacks-from-food-waste/#3c20f2834130