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A year ago, China upended the market for plastics, paper and other recycled products by curtailing purchases of a lot of discarded American material. Prices dropped and recyclers looked for new buyers. Some consumers got the message that they shouldn‘t bother to keep recycling paper, plastics, aluminum, glass and other …

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