Notícias

Share Waste offers solutions for cities without composting programs

KAMLOOPS – The backers of a new app are hoping it will change the way we deal with kitchen scraps. Share Waste is a program that has residents in B.C. and all over the world connecting over compost.

Link:

https://infotel.ca/newsitem/share-waste-offers-solutions-for-cities-without-composting-programs/it64139

From trash to cash: Recycling arrives in Perth with reverse vending machines

A trial reverse vending machine that could form the backbone of a Perth-wide container deposit scheme has taken off in Bull Creek, giving customers a feel for the technology before the state government rolls out its recycling initiative next year.

Link:

https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/from-trash-to-cash-recycling-arrives-in-perth-with-reverse-vending-machines-20190719-p528x8.html

Japanese Ministry of Economy Trade Backs Plastic Waste to Hydrogen Tech

The Japanese Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI) has formally endorsed UK technology firm, Powerhouse Energy’s, DMG plastic waste to hydrogen and electricity process.

Link:

https://waste-management-world.com/a/japanese-ministry-of-economy-trade-backs-plastic-waste-to-hydrogen-tech

VIDEO: Freestyle Skier Takes on Copenhill Waste to Energy Plant

Prior to the opening of an artificial ski slope on the Amager Bakke waste to energy facility in Copenhagen this summer, Swedish freestyle skier, Jesper Tjäder, was allowed to test the new “mountain” at The Audi Nines event.

Link:

https://waste-management-world.com/a/video-freestyle-skier-takes-on-copenhill-waste-to-energy-plant

How establishing the Shanghai model of waste disposal can be revolutionary

Regulations on the Administration of Domestic Waste in Shanghai came into effect on July 1, 2019.

This shows that Shanghai is carrying out the most ambitious garbage revolution in history, with the topic "Garbage Classification Revolution" in Shanghai becoming a major point of public discussion, attracting media attention at home and abroad.

Link:

http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201907/20/WS5d326f77a310d830564000c0.html

Waste plastics poison the food chain and contribute to global warming

A growing body of research shows that waste plastic is becoming a major source of environmental pollution, including as a potentially significant contributor of greenhouse gases, a principal cause of global warming. As has long been the case with fossil fuels, the plastics industry is attempting to suppress knowledge of the problem.

Link:

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/07/plas-s07.html