UK – Oxford recycling rate hits ‘magic‘ 40%

With the help of fortnightly collection of residual waste Oxford has gone from pariah to pioneer in hitting the magic target of recycling 40 per cent of all household waste, according to the Oxford Mail. The city achieved the target in June, just seven months after the revamped recycling scheme …

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Italy – USA warns tourists of Naples waste

Resident pushes stroller past pile of rubbish in Naples. The city‘‘s landfill sites are full and rubbish is overflowing in the streets The US embassy in Rome has warned American tourists that they may face health risks if they travel to Naples, because of the city‘‘s rubbish crisis. The streets …

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Japan – Kobe Steel‘s waste heat utilization system nearing practical stage

Together with Kobe Steel Ltd., Kobelco Eco-Solutions Co. in Japan has developed a high-efficiency thermal storage and transport system called "ThermoWay". Japan for Sustainability reports that successful middle-distance transport experiments were recently conducted on public roads, and the system has entered the final demonstration phase before moving toward commercial scale …

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