Notícias

Feeling full, someone might leave on their plate several bites of a side dish at their favorite Athens lunch spot. Another fills up a trash bin after cleaning out hisher fridge with food long past its expiration date.

Link:

https://www.onlineathens.com/news/20190613/athens-solid-waste-seeks-to-reduce-food-scraps-at-landfill

Many waste mangement companies have a solid business model, a high rate of return and a substantial dividend for investors. Covanta Holding Corporation (CVA) is one of them — and has the best dividend of all of the major trash companies.

Link:

https://www.moneyshow.com/articles/tptp072513-51747/covanta-waste-and-treasure/

While there are still a significant number of died-in-the-wool deniers out there, it does seem that most of us have now got the message that we can’t keep treating the planet as if its resources were inexhaustible.

Link:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rsmdiscovery/2019/06/13/recycling-wont-be-enough-to-save-the-planet-what-we-need-now-is-the-right-recycling/#18cac0974ad5

The PIRG Education Fund, Environment America Research and Policy Center and Frontier Group released the Composting in America report.

Link:

https://www.wastetodaymagazine.com/article/composting-in-america-report-best-practices-pirg/

It’s interesting that an article published in a prestigious publication like Phys.org would have scientific errors when it comes to plastics. I was astonished (in a negative way) when I read this headline of an article dated May 29, 2019: “Scientists bioplastic for food packaging which degrades in two years.” Two years?

Link:

https://www.plasticstoday.com/packaging/scientists-create-bioplastic-food-packaging-degrades-two-years/173766708760966

Cajamar recuerda que la economía circular es "una cuestión relevante" en el ámbito europeo y de interés para las empresas

Link:

https://www.eldia.es/economia/2019/06/13/crean-nuevas-lineas-negocio-partir/983605.htm

El Tech4Good Congress ha remarcado la importancia de la sostenibilidad y de la economía circular como clave para la competitividad empresarial

Link:

https://www.retema.es/noticia/la-fabricacion-de-nuevos-productos-con-residuos-agricolas-como-solucion-de-futuro-Q4eNv

Una ingeniera ambiental vasca ha emprendido un proyecto para tratar de convertir la basura plástica de un pueblo de Tanzania en utensilios que puedan servir para la agricultura.

Link:

https://www.publico.es/sociedad/reto-convertir-residuos-plasticos-herramientas-vida-cotidiana.html

It’s time to raise ambition. The next three-year phase of our Food initiative has begun and brings together the collaborative, international efforts of industry leaders and pioneering cities. We’re going to concentrate on delivering solutions for a healthy, regenerative food system.

Link:

https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/our-work/activities/food

Inspirar a la gente a reciclar no es tarea sencilla, pero en Miami Beach están buscando la manera de colaborar con esta actividad.

Link:

https://miamidiario.com/creador-del-mejor-diseno-de-reciclaje-en-miami-beach-ganara-100-000/