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Urban food waste for soil amendment? Analysis and characterisation of waste-based compost for soil fertility management in agroecological horticultural production systems in the city of Rosario, Argentina

Urban and peri-urban lands have potential for local, sustainable food production, but their soils are often degraded or unsafe due to human activity. This study examines how compost made from urban and industrial organic waste can help restore soil for agroecological farming. Link to full article

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Zero waste: Stakeholders tasked on sustainable plastic waste management in Nigeria

Green consumerism and behavioural change on the part of Nigerians are some of measures that need to be adopted in achieving secularity and, until we entrench these into our waste management systems, we are just scratching the surface. Link to full article

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DR Congo woman creates jobs recycling plastics

In Goma, a town in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a woman-led recycling company is tackling plastic pollution, and creating jobs for some of the country’s millions of internally displaced people. Zanem Nety Zaidi takes us inside this entrepreneur’s business. Link to full article

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A local-to-global emissions inventory of macroplastic pollution

Negotiations for a global treaty on plastic pollution1 will shape future policies on plastics production, use and waste management. Its parties will benefit from a high-resolution baseline of waste flows and plastic emission sources to enable identification of pollution hotspots and their causes2. Link to full article

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Machine Learning Boosts Organic Waste Recycling

Biological treatment methods such as anaerobic digestion, composting, and insect farming are essential for managing organic waste, converting it into valuable resources like biogas and organic fertilizers. Link to full article

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