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India generates close to 410mt of plastic waste every year. At the IFCA conference, Kelvin Davies, Australian project manager at Nextek Technologies discussed the recycling problem in-depth. He presented strategies for ensuring that a recycled product has an upscale value, which is vital to achieve a circular economy Link to …

A ban on the export of waste glass, plastic, paper and tyres will be phased in from mid next year after environment ministers agreed to a timetable for changes in the way Australia deals with recyclable material. Link to full article

UK developer Waste2Tricity (W2T) is ready for a clean energy revolution as the project it has helped pioneer, to turn dirty plastic waste into electricity for the grid and low-cost hydrogen road fuel, prepares for commercial production. Link to full article

Flowing 1,560 miles&8239from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal, the Ganges River, locally known as Ganga, is one of the world’s greatest, longest and most polluted waterways in the world. On its journey from the mountains to the sea, the sacred river — considered by Hindus to be the …

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Over 26,000 institutions, more than 2 million people across Turkey were educated on zero waste, says expert Link to full article

Greg Chrin deals firsthand with the problem of methane escaping from landfill gas control systems. Link to full article

Plastics have become a hot topic. News stories about plastic on beaches and in the oceans abound, and policymakers have begun to respond with banslimitations on single-use plastic items. Link to full article

Argentina has changed its definition of waste in a move that could allow it to import millions of tonnes of plastic waste discarded in the US. Link:

Corn husks, mushrooms and even potatoes are being converted into green clothes and accessories Link: