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USA – San Francisco mayor bans municipal purchase of plastic water bottles
San Francisco Mayor Newsom issues executive directive to permanently phase-out the purchase of bottled water …
Mais »Armenia – waste is not yet profitable
According to Republic of Armenia‘‘s Ministry of Urban Construction, every year over 700,000 tons of …
Mais »Canada – Toronto city council approves pay-as-you-throw system
Toronto city council has approved a new pay-as-you-throw garbage collection system that will charge Torontonians …
Mais »New Zealand – plastics industry supports reuse and recycling of supermarket checkout bags
Plastics New Zealand encourages consumers to "Make a Difference" by thinking before they take a …
Mais »UK – ‘Big Belly‘ bins use solar energy to compact waste
An army of ‘‘solar powered trash mashers‘‘ – dustbins that compress rubbish – have been …
Mais »UK – new rules will improve ability to deal with illegal waste exports
The range of powers available for controlling the export of waste from the UK has …
Mais »UK – industry to tackle 2 million tonne electrical waste problem
The UK Government‘‘s Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (DBEER) reports that new legal …
Mais »Scotland – new responsibilities for distributors of electronic and electrical equipment
On July 1, new regulations forming part of the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) …
Mais »USA – Fujifilm taps into landfill gas power
Fujifilm, maker of everything from medical imaging devices to snap-shot cameras, will begin using methane …
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