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Bandung Bebas Sampah (Garbage Free Bandung) is a new waste management system for the community unit (RW) level. It encourages residents to separate their waste at home before it is transferred to a temporary trash disposal site (TPS). Link: https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2018/12/15/waste-management-design-winner-wants-garbage-free-bandung.html

Mayor Gangambike said that for any initiative to be successful, it should have the full support of citizens. Link: https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/161218/bengaluru-want-to-compost-learn-it-here.html

The society today generates 55kg of compost daily and collectively save around &837760,000 on their monthly electricity bill. Link: https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/18-months-4-projects-later-mumbai-housing-society-lauded-by-civic-body/story-10JY5836rQv1zJHs3Xk1JP.html

Developed by Burbank, in conjunction with RMIT and the Housing Industry Association, this project demonstrated the construction of a ‘zero waste home‘ that achieved a 99 reduction in waste sent to landfill. Link: https://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/About-us/Case-studies/Building-and-construction/Burbank-zero-waste-home

Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) MD, had warned the hoteliers by setting a deadline of August 15, which was later extended to November 15. He had also warned that water connection will be disconnected of hotels (Bulk Garbage Generators category) who don’t set up composting machines by …

MRA Consulting’s Esther Hughes and Mike Ritchie explore the options for increasing the recycling rate for C&I waste in Australia… Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/blog-the-status-of-commercial-industrial-waste-sorting-and-recycling-in-australia

TOMRA Sorting Recycling has introduced a new technology which said to recover more glass for recycling, achieving purity rates greater than 95, the AUTOSORT COLOR. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/tomras-latest-tech-achieves-95-purity-for-glass-recycling-from-msw

Duncan Geddes argues that the lack of clarity and direction is beginning to become a very real concern for British industry as the prospect of a no-deal Brexit looks increasingly likely… Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/blog-the-impact-of-brexit-on-the-uk-plastic-manufacturing-and-recycling-industry

One of Australia‘s top placed Indonesian diplomats, Dicky Soerjanatamihardja, has made a landmark trip to East Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, to look at ways to improve the long-standing relationship between the two neighbours. Link: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-15/indonesian-diplomat-raises-rubbish-issue-on-landmark-visit/10617238

A completely redesigned modular mattress enables every component to be separated easily recycled for reuse in a new mattress has been developed in the Netherlands by Royal Auping and DSM-Niaga. Link: https://waste-management-world.com/a/video-dutch-firms-develop-fully-recyclable-modular-mattress