The adverse effects of trace gas emission are not fully understood, and more emission data are required in future studies to assess quantitatively their environmental impacts as well as health risks.
Companies are placing big bets on plastics recycling. Are the odds in their favor?
Chemical recycling is attracting billions in capital spending, but environmentalists don’t think it will solve the plastic waste problem
UK waste exports to Malaysia increased by 81 in the first half of the year
Waste exports to Malaysia increased by 81 in the first seven months of 2020, compared to the previous year, with 33,098 tonnes sent to the country, according to analysis.
Two Japanese towns show interest in hosting waste facility
The town of Suttsu in Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture have applied for the first-stage survey for the government‘s selection of a final disposal site for nuclear waste.
66,2 dos Portugueses diz reciclar os Equipamentos Elétricos e Eletrónicos em fim de vida
A maior parte dos portugueses (66,2) diz reciclar os Equipamentos Elétricos e Eletrónicos quando estes se avariam ou se encontram danificados e a maioria (52,7) dos que encaminham estes equipamentos para receberem uma nova vida optam por entregá-los numa loja de eletrodomésticos ou pedem para estes serem recolhidos quando recebem o novo, diz um estudo realizado para a LG Portugal.
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Waste sector hits back at Scottish EfW report
The waste management sector has hit back at a Scottish report which warned about potential emissions and carbon issues around energy from waste plants, calling it ‘unfair’.
The tech industry and recycling: The need-to-knows
The tech industry holds the trump card when it comes to innovation surrounding recycling —considering they are, in fact, the innovators.
H&M Installs In-Store Recycling Machine That Turns Old Clothes Into New In Five Hours
In its effort to tackle the rising challenges related to global clothing waste, the company will start giving its consumers, at its Stockholm store, the option to turn in used garments that it will then transform into one of three different clothing items.
Harnessing Food Waste to Empower Communities in Brazil
Chef Regina Tchelly repurposes food waste to provide access to healthy food and remedy a broken social system.
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H&M brings ‘garment-to-garment‘ recycling machines in-store
H&M has installed a machine which disassembles old clothing and re-assembles the material into new textiles in one of its stores, in what it claims is a first for the fashion industry.
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