Many cities are tentatively preparing to ease coronavirus lockdowns – but doing so will be a tricky balancing act. Here‘s what different cities have planned, from Bogota to Berlin. Link to full article
Mais »Campaign to help people in Scotland manage their waste during COVID-19 crisis
To help householders and businesses manage their waste during the COVID-19 crisis, Zero Waste Scotland, SEPA, COSLA and the Scottish Government have launched a campaign to raise awareness of changes to local waste collections, providing guidance and directing people to up-date-information. Link to full article
Mais »Survey launched to treat surplus organic waste generated by COVID-19 lockdown
In response to the increase in organic waste surpluses caused by the Covid-19 lockdown, ADBA and the REA have launched a joint survey that will match organic waste producers to their nearest AD operators. Link to full article
Mais »Jakarta’s Trash Mountain: ‘When People Are Desperate for Jobs, They Come Here’
The scavengers who make a living picking plastic, metal and even bones from a huge landfill face additional misery as the global economic slowdown closes the recycling centers they count on. Link to full article
Mais »Pompeii ruins show that the Romans invented recycling
Excavations reveal that rubbish left outside the city walls wasnt just dumped. It was being collected, sorted and resold Link:
Mais »The Best Way to Slow Global Warming? You Decide in This Climate Simulator
It was on Earth Day 2016 when more than 170 nations signed the Paris Agreement calling for limiting global warming to well below 2°C. Putting together the terms took years, with the difficult diplomatic work wrapped up by the end of 2015. Of course, the worlds climate emissaries would want …
Mais »The Best Way to Slow Global Warming? You Decide in This Climate Simulator
It was on Earth Day 2016 when more than 170 nations signed the Paris Agreement calling for limiting global warming “to well below 2°C.” Putting together the terms took years, with the difficult diplomatic work wrapped up by the end of 2015. Of course, the world’s climate emissaries would want …
Mais »Pompeii ruins show that the Romans invented recycling
Excavations reveal that rubbish left outside the city walls wasn’t just dumped. It was being collected, sorted and resold Link to full article
Mais »How to Trench Compost in a Raised Bed
Composting envisions a mound of debris that contains brown and green material. There‘s aeration, watering, and turningtumbling. When do you need to water? How much water should be used? How often should the pile be turned? Link:
Mais »Decision to stop garden waste collections during pandemic is correct
I would like to make a comment about the scrapping of garden waste collections while the country deals with the devastation of coronavirus. Link:
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