ISWA Annual Congress 2007

From 24 to 27 September 2007 all eyes of the international waste management sector will be on Amsterdam. This lively cosmopolitan city will then be hosting the ISWA/NVRD World Congress 2007 organised by the NVRD, the Dutch Solid Waste Association. The congress gives you a unique opportunity to share your …

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Yemen – waste management: a quiet revolution

The landfill on Amran Road in Sana‘‘a is full of items deemed to be of no value. Only after a series of searches for recyclable goods is waste dumped into the landfill. Yemen Observer reports that garbage collection is something that is generally noticed by the public only when it …

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England – speculation over pay-as-you-throw policy

The London Evening reports that that pay-as-you-throw is on the Government‘‘s agenda. A tax on household waste which will make families pay for every bag of rubbish they leave out is on the cards, a Downing Street report reveals today. The Prime Minister‘‘s policy officials are studying schemes for pay-asy-ou-dump …

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UK – reuse initiative turns crisp packets into CD cases

An environmental initiative from London-based musicians ReCoup – they are releasing a single, "Remind You", in March 2007 and the song is based specifically on mankind‘‘s environmental impacts. To highlight this ReCoup are distributing the single with recycled crisp packets as the CD‘‘s cover. Why crisp packets? They are hard …

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