The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the use of plastic medical and protective equipment, such as single-use gloves, masks and aprons. Much of this equipment must be discarded after use to limit the spread of the virus. Link to full article
Mais »Why COVID-19 shows we need a total rebrand of waste management in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is on a crash course to reversing any progress made on curtailing plastic waste. Mobilizing and empowering “green collar” workers is necessary now and to avoid future crises. Link to full article
Mais »Simply Down-To-Earth: Planting Out The Organic Kitchen Garden
Planting a tiny seed and watching it grow into food is one of life‘s small miracles. Link to full article
Mais »PET SmartCAN Canister Versus the Composite Can: Plastic Wins
Plastic container manufacturer Ring Container Technologies, Oakland, TN, reports its 100 recyclable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) SmartCAN has gained broad acceptance in curbside recycling programs across the country. Link:
Mais »Which Is Better for the Environment BiodegradableRecyclable Plastic?
Biodegradable plastics arent really good for the environment because to biodegrade they have to be left out in the open. Recycling, on the other hand, helps capture the value of certain polymers primarily PET and HDPE, some PS and PP but the costs of collection, sorting, and transportation …
Mais »Which Is Better for the Environment — BiodegradableRecyclable Plastic?
Biodegradable plastics aren’t really good for the environment because to biodegrade they have to be left out in the open. Recycling, on the other hand, helps capture the value of certain polymers — primarily PET and HDPE, some PS and PP — but the costs of collection, sorting, and transportation …
Mais »PET SmartCAN Canister Versus the Composite Can: Plastic Wins
Plastic container manufacturer Ring Container Technologies, Oakland, TN, reports its 100 recyclable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) SmartCAN has gained broad acceptance in curbside recycling programs across the country. Link to full article
Mais »Kazakhstan Plans To Convert Solid Waste To Energy
As waste management issues have long become an everyday struggle, Central Asias largest country is planning to launch the Waste-to-energy project to tackle the growing mountain of trash, according to Ramazan Zhampiissov, who chairs Kazakhstan-based International Green Technologies and Investment Projects Center (IGTIPC). Link:
Mais »Kazakhstan Plans To Convert Solid Waste To Energy
As waste management issues have long become an everyday struggle, Central Asia’s largest country is planning to launch the ‘‘Waste-to-energy’’ project to tackle the growing mountain of trash, according to Ramazan Zhampiissov, who chairs Kazakhstan-based International Green Technologies and Investment Projects Center (IGTIPC). Link to full article
Mais »Kazakhstan Plans To Convert Solid Waste To Energy
As waste management issues have long become an everyday struggle, Central Asias largest country is planning to launch the Waste-to-energy project to tackle the growing mountain of trash, according to Ramazan Zhampiissov, who chairs Kazakhstan-based International Green Technologies and Investment Projects Center (IGTIPC). Link:
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