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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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https://resource.co/article/11-waste-plastic-hydrogen-plants-proposed-uk
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.
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http://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/all-about-pit-composting-garden-waste-steps-bengaluru-36516
The special report ‘Global Warming of 1.5°C‘ says emissions of methane and black carbon need to be reduced by 35more by 2050
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“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.
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El Gobierno de la Ciudad está atento a la evolución de las nuevas tecnologías de valorización de basura doméstica como solución a los problemas de Ceuta, obligada, por la Unión Europea como todos los municipios españoles a reducir la generación de residuos y aumentar el porcentaje que se recicla.
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We live in a time where we are trying to be more environmentally conscious than ever before. Every choice that we make can have an impact on our environment. And every day, people are pledging to do their part to help protect the Earth. Perhaps you may want to live a "greener" lifestyle. Could that include your choice of birth control? You bet it does! Another huge proponent of going green is recycling. So this begs the question, can condoms be recycled?
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