A new report from the Innovationsfonden public fund and consultants McKinsey presented at UN City yesterday reveals that there are substantial dividends to be had from a more systematic recycling of plastic.
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http://cphpost.dk/news/theres-a-lot-of-money-to-be-made-from-better-plastic-recycling.html
Wrapped, sealed, boxed, cling-filmed and vacuum packed. We have become used to consumables being packaged in every way imaginable.
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The Jammu and Kashmir state is having Plastic Management Rules but it took the Government full three years to think about the implementing part of those Rules and now sanction has been accorded to constitution of a State Level Advisory Committee.
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http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/plastic-waste-management-rules/
Lots of benefits: Worms not only munch through a lot of your food waste, but will also produce fertiliser that your plants will love.
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https://www.theislanderonline.com.au/story/5827992/worms-help-reduce-waste/?cs=24
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said on Thursday that the United States is launching a battery recycling research and development (R&D) center, aiming to reduce its reliance on foreign supply of critical minerals such as cobalt and lithium.
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Launched this week, a UK contact lens recycling scheme will allow people to recycle their lenses for free for the first time. There are already 650 public access points nationwide – 615 Boots Opticians branches as well as some independent optician stores – where members of the public can off used contact lenses of any brand, contact lens ‘blister’ packaging and foil lids.
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https://www.positive.news/environment/uk-contact-lens-recycling-scheme-launched/
A chemical recycling technology which uses microwaves to accelerate the depolymerisation of waste PET material has secured the 2018 Innovation Radar Prize.
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Amut Ecotech has presented waste collection as a viable option for the Russian market in an address to the Waste Treatment 2018 conference in Moscow.
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http://www.labelsandlabeling.com/news/industry-updates/amut-addresses-waste-management-russia
The first phase of a solid waste management project between Cuba and Japan as started with Japan shipping 24 solid waste collection trucks to the island.
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A study by The Furniture Recycling Group has found that fly-tipping has reached epidemic proportions in England, with 646,039 incidents recorded in just five cities since 2013, with mattresses particularly prevalent.
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