Notícias

VIDEO: Cracking the Hydrogen Conundrum with Wastes

There’s little doubt that electric vehicles are the future and hydrogen fuel cells offer great advantages. Unfortunately, hydrogen is costly to produce and transport. PowerHouse Energy believes the answer is a distributed waste to hydrogen network.

Link:

https://waste-management-world.com/a/video-cracking-the-hydrogen-conundrum-with-wastes

Before Tom’s of Maine could go zero waste, it had to figure out how to compost toothpaste

Every few months, the manufacturing facility might end up with 30,000-plus pounds of extra toothpaste. Now it has a good solution for it.

Link:

https://www.fastcompany.com/90322411/before-toms-of-maine-could-go-zero-waste-it-had-to-figure-out-how-to-compost-toothpaste?partner=rss&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss&utm_source=%40BioCycle&utm_campa

El congreso de residuos ISWA 2019 recibe medio millar de papers de expertos de todo el mundo

Ya está abierto el plazo de inscripción a este evento internacional, que se celebra del 7 al 9 de octubre en Bilbao y al que asistirán cerca de 1.500 expertos.

Link:

https://www.residuosprofesional.com/iswa-2019-recibe-medio-millar-papers/

Estambul fomenta el reciclaje abaratando el transporte público a cambio de plástico

Se pueden introducir botellas de plástico y latas de refrescos en la misma máquina en la que se recarga la tarjeta de usuario

Link:

https://www.abc.es/natural/vivirenverde/abci-estambul-fomenta-reciclaje-abaratando-transporte-cambio-plastico-201904231123_noticia.html

Why BioCycle views food waste recycling as a ‘no regrets‘ climate solution

As one of the recycling world‘s oldest publications celebrates its 60th year, Editor Nora Goldstein spoke about the evolution of organics recycling and its role in the climate crisis.

Link:

https://www.wastedive.com/news/biocycle-food-waste-recycling-no-regrets-climate-solution/551273/

Plastic waste in Antarctica reveals scale of global pollution – Greenpeace

Plastic waste and toxic chemicals found in remote parts of the Antarctic this year add to evidence that pollution is spreading to the ends of the Earth, according to environmental group Greenpeace.

Link:

https://www.rte.ie/news/enviroment/2018/0607/968757-plastic-antarctic-greenpeace/

Characterisation of wastes collected from beaches, coastlines, marine surface cleaning processes and ships: A case study of Istanbul

Marine waste management is crucial for Istanbul because of the significant location for intercontinental transition, international trade, tourism, industry and shipping. This study is the first one realised in Turkey for the detailed characterisation of marine waste.

Link:

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0734242X19838619