Web-Resol Tudo sobre Limpeza Urbana e Resíduos Sólidos!
Tetra Pak has joined forces with waste and resource Veolia in a bid to recycle all of the components of used beverage cartons collected within the European Union by 2025.
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EU Plastics Strategy – The Commission’s Legacy & What We Can Expect
VIDEO: Educational Animation on Plastic Bags and Recycling from VERDE
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New Conveyor Feed Boosts Yield from Eddy Current Separators at Waste & Recycling Plants
A conveyor feed recently developed by Goudsmit Magnetics is able to increase the productivity of eddy current separators processing incinerator bottom ashRDF.
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MA 48: Waste Prevention and Reuse in Vienna
In Vienna, reuse and waste prevention has a high priority. DI Franziska Howorka and DI Paul Lichtberger explain how (MD 48 has been responsible for waste management since 1989, including the founding of city’s first reuse shop – the so called 48er-Basar.
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https://waste-management-world.com/a/ma-48-waste-prevention-and-reuse-in-vienna
VIDEO: Recycling Pallets into Mobile Market Stalls in Ghana
SWITCH Africa Green, an initiative to support sustainable development in six countries in Africa, has published a video outlining a project to recycle wooden pallets into new products.
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https://waste-management-world.com/a/video-recycling-pallets-into-mobile-market-stalls-in-ghana
CarbonLITE to Recycle 2bn PET Bottles in New Facility Following Nestlé Waters Deal
Nestlé Waters North America has signed a significant agreement with recycled PET plastic (rPET) supplier CarbonLITE, which will expand its US operations by building a third facility in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania.
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PET Recycling Rate Returns to Growth in US & Canada in 2017
In the US and Canada, the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) announced today the release of the Report on Postconsumer PET Container Recycling Activity in 2017.
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https://waste-management-world.com/a/pet-recycling-rate-returns-to-growth-in-us-canada-in
Cities100: Stockholm – World’s First Urban Carbon Sink with Biochar
The Stockholm Biochar Project is turning the city’s park and garden waste into renewable energy for heating while sequestering carbon.
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https://www.c40.org/case_studies/cities100-stockholm-world-s-first-urban-carbon-sink-with-biochar
EuPC Caution Over European Strategy on Single Use Plastic Waste Reduction
Following the European Parliament’s adoption of its negotiating position on the Commission proposal on the reduction of certain plastic products, EuPC has warned of the possible negative effects for health and hygiene.
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Concentración contra la futura planta de residuos
Centenares de vecinos del Valle Elorz se concentran contra la planta de residuos
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