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Resilience on the front lines: Building clean, healthy cities for clean, healthy seas

On Tuesday, 2 June, waste sector specialist from WIEGO’s Urban Policies Programme, Dr. Sonia M. Dias will join global city leaders as they discuss how ocean pollution impacts cities, what cities can do to prevent it and how these efforts can address related city priorities, particularly in light of COVID-19 recovery efforts.

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Circular Economy Calculation tool

Below we present the peer-reviewed calculation tool that allows for all interested stakeholders to get an estimation of the need for residual waste treatment (e.g. energy recovery) once the Circular Economy targets for 2035 &8505 are fulfilled.

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Lixo hospitalar do coronavírus cresce pelo menos quatro vezes e vira ‘bomba-relógio‘ da doença

BRASÍLIA – O volume de resíduos hospitalares gerados pelo coronavírus vai ampliar em pelo menos quatro vezes a quantidade atual desses materiais produzida em todo o País, uma situação que ameaça travar completamente a capacidade de tratamento desse lixo contaminado.

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High-quality graphene foams are made from organic waste

High-quality graphene foams have been made from the waste gases produced during the high temperature treatment of organic waste. Researchers in China say their pyrolysis-based technique is cheaper and more environmentally friendly than conventional production methods.

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