Notícias

Did you know that crisp packets are made partially of plastic and yet putting them into your recycling bin is futile because they can’t be recycled? Were you aware that film lids from items like yoghurt pots can’t be recycled either, and neither can salad bags?

Link:

https://www.standard.co.uk/futurelondon/theplasticfreeproject/household-recycling-bins-how-to-get-rid-of-plastic-waste-in-your-home-in-london-a4215261.html

It‘s going to be four times larger than the older site

Link:

https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-news/supersite-recycling-tip-youll-able-3210151

Composting is a way to divert waste from landfills and turn it into naturally nutrient-rich soil matter to be applied to a garden, potted plants, and lawns.

Link:

https://www.wrcbtv.com/story/40925150/turn-food-waste-into-nutrients-for-plants-with-composting

One of the world’s most ambitious recycling programs is getting underway in Australia. A new government policy aims to cut the export of plastic waste and at the same time boost local business.

Link:

https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/post/asia-minute-australia-s-recycling-shift#stream/0

They say one person’s trash is another’s treasure but the city of Montreal is hoping that one person’s compost can help generate energy for parts of the city.

Link:

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/167-million-facility-will-turn-compost-into-power-source-for-montreal-homes-1.4552898

A £130m collaboration contract between three companies has been signed, confirming plans to open up 11 new plastic recycling sites across the UK using pioneering technology to convert unrecyclable plastic into hydrogen.

Link:

https://resource.co/article/11-waste-plastic-hydrogen-plants-proposed-uk

BANGUN, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesia’s crackdown on imported foreign waste has upset the village of Bangun, where residents say they earn more money sorting through piles of garbage than growing rice in once-lush paddy fields.

Link:

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-asia-waste-indonesia-farmers/cash-for-trash-indonesia-village-banks-on-waste-recycling-idUKKCN1V52KM

Con el crecimiento de las ventas y flotas de coches eléctricos, la problemática sobre qué hacer con las baterías usadas que han llegado al final de su vida útil en los vehículos eléctricos se hace cada vez mayor. Una asociación de importadores de vehículos en Suiza, Auto-Schweiz, está trabajando en encontrar una solución de reciclaje apta para toda la industria del coche eléctrico.

Link:

https://forococheselectricos.com/2019/08/la-industria-todavia-no-ha-encontrado-la-mejor-solucion-para-reciclar-las-baterias-usadas-de-los-coches-electricos.html

In Part 1 of this series, I wrote about how we, at Sobha Quartz apartment in Bellandur, have been composting garden waste. Our compost pits are not just an ideal way to dispose of garden waste, they also yield high-quality manure for the entire garden.

Link:

http://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/all-about-pit-composting-garden-waste-steps-bengaluru-36516

“Lo que se necesitan son más botellas”, dicen desde la Ong “Por el Silencio”, ese grupo de jóvenes de entre 20 y 25 años que tiene como premisa generar un cambio en un barrio de Concordia en el cual el abandono y la marginación social se encuentran naturalizados.

Link:

https://www.elentrerios.com/actualidad/la-botella-plstica-que-descarts-puede-convertirse-en-un-termotanque-solar.htm