Notícias

Many apartment complexes and layouts in Bengaluru have large gardens with flowering plants and trees. A lot of yellowingdry leaves fall to ground everyday in such gardens, and these are swept away regularly.

Link:

http://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/bengaluru-bellandur-apartment-compost-pits-garden-waste-savings-36448

Recycling household products can be a simple way to help the environment – but it‘s not always straightforward.

Link:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-49280709

Desde la ciudad de Tandil, provincia de Buenos Aires, la Cooperativa de Recicladores Urbanos realizó el primer envío de materiales reciclables hacia la Capital Federal tras un acuerdo con la empresa Ferrosur.

Link:

https://notasperiodismopopular.com.ar/2019/08/16/reciclado-en-manos-cartoneras-un-trabajo-que-viaja-en-tren-a-carga/

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

Just 35 of respondents believe materials actually get recycled, yet report high participation, especially among younger generations

Link:

https://www.recyclingproductnews.com/article/31636/new-poll-despite-uncertainty-over-recycling-consumers-arent-backing-down

Actions to reduce these highly potent pollutants help avoid crossing important thresholds, such as a 1.5°C temperature rise above pre-industrial levels, and potential climatic tipping points, which will affect poor and vulnerable communities first and worst.

Link:

https://www.wri.org/publications/reducing-SLCPs

STAMFORD — Fewer than 30 percent of plastic bottles are recycled in the United States. The maker of one of the most-popular bottled-water brands says it has identified one of the main reasons: customer confusion.

Link:

https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/business/article/Nestle-Waters-launches-Instagram-recycling-14329019.php

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